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Careers in Politics Workshop
Careers in Politics Workshop
Political Institute for Women According to the Center for Responsive Politics the 2012 election was the most expensive in history with some $6 billion being raised and spent. The political sector is…
Parliamentary Elections in Germany
Parliamentary Elections in Germany
On September 22, 62 million Germans will be asked to vote for the members of the Bundestag or Germany’s lower house. From a total of 622 seats, 204 are currently occupied by women (32.90%). Although…
Legislative Elections in Cameroon
Legislative Elections in Cameroon
Women represent about 52% of the population of Cameroon. However, women hold only 25 of the 180 seats in Parliament (13.89%). According to a survey conducted in 2011, in the last parliamentary…
Parliamentary Elections in Rwanda
Parliamentary Elections in Rwanda
Thirty percent of all indirectly elected Senators must be female. Party-lists can contain no more than 80 candidates. Twenty-seven members are indirectly elected. Twenty-four seats are reserved for…
Parliamentary elections in Australia
Parliamentary elections in Australia
Women represent 25% of the parliament with 37 seats out of 150 and while there is no legal quota system, there are voluntary political party quotas in place. Australia has had just one woman leader…
Second round of Presidential Elections in Mali
Second round of Presidential Elections in Mali
Mme Haidara Aissata Cisse dite Chato was the only one woman candidate for the first round of the presidential elections. If you'd like to read an interview with her, please visit our news section. (…
Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Madagascar
Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Madagascar
Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in Madagascar next August 23 after several changes in the date due to political instability and lack of consensus among different political…
Parliamentary Elections in Norway
Parliamentary Elections in Norway
A total of 1644 women candidates (40.28%) will compete for a seat in the Parliament of Norway in the upcoming elections on September 9. The percentage of women candidates has fallen by 2% compared…
UN WOMEN seeking Policy Specialist (Gender Responsive Peacebuilding)
UN WOMEN seeking Policy Specialist (Gender Responsive Peacebuilding)
Location : New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Application Deadline : 09-Aug-13 Type of Contract : FTA International Post Level : P-3 Languages Required :   REFER A FRIEND …