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Peoples Gazette
May 27, 2024
Shettima praises Nigerian women for enduring political marginalisation

Nana Shettima, wife of Vice-President Kashim Shettima and other stakeholders, says political equity and women’s empowerment are crucial to sustainable development in Nigeria.

The Conversation
May 27, 2024
Men still dominate Uganda’s party politics – women’s participation is mostly cosmetic

Electoral gender quotas in Uganda – first introduced in 1989 – have increased women’s numbers in Uganda’s parliament to

Council of Europe
May 23, 2024
Women political participation in Ukraine in the focus of experts’ discussion

On 20 May 2024, a round table on "Ensuring women’s engagement in political processes in Ukraine" was held in Kyiv.

Global Voices
May 23, 2024
Will Mexico have its first woman president?

On June 2, 2024, presidential elections will be held in Mexico, and, for the first time in Mexico’s history, there are tangible conditions to have its first female president.

The Hindu Business Line
May 23, 2024
Women voters new centre of gravity in Indian politics, says SBI research department

For every additional 100 male voters, 110 additional female voters voted in the first four phases of the general elections, the study says

The Citizen
May 21, 2024
Why Tanzania political parties have few women in leadership, candidate lists

What you need to know:

RTE
May 21, 2024
Ireland: record number of women set to contest June's local elections

A record number of women candidates are expected to run in June's local elections.

So far, 649 women have been selected or declared for the contests.

The Friday Times
May 21, 2024
Empowering women's political participation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

If you want to know how civilized a culture is, look at how they treat its women.” - Bacha Khan

The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy
May 16, 2024
Rights At Risk: Safeguarding Libyan women’s rights in times of crisis

Libyan feminists were in uproar in June 2023 when the government decided to once again introduce a travel ban on women flying without a