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Source: UN Women
March 20, 2024
Shaping the agenda: Youth engagement and empowerment at the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

After an invigorating three-day assembly, the CSW68 Youth Forum, held on 15–17 March 2024, closed with renewed commitments and actionable insights.

International IDEA
March 19, 2024
Statement at the 68th Commission on the Status of Women

Excellencies,

Global Voices
March 19, 2024
Women march for Palestine and against patriarchy in Pakistan

On International Women’s Day, March 8, women in major cities across Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Multan,

Why quota system is crucial for women inclusion in politics

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March 18, 2024

Why quota system is crucial for women inclusion in politics

It is common knowledge that despite the invaluable contribution of women to Nigeria’s electoral process since the r

It is common knowledge that despite the invaluable contribution of women to Nigeria’s electoral process since the r

Business and Financial Times
March 18, 2024
Development Discourse: Entrenching the economic and political rights of women

Many advocates, gender activists, development agencies and civil society organisations have been making a strong case for the inclusion of women in high level politics and empowering them economically.

Source: The Times of India
March 18, 2024
Every vote counts: How women are gaining bargaining power in politics

NEW DELHI: With more women participating in voting than ever before and even dominating political discourse within their households, they now find themselves at the forefront of various schemes and policies announced by political parties ahead of elections.

UN Women
March 18, 2024
'We want to have our voices out there' – Young women speak out at CSW68

Youth leaders from around the world have come together to discuss their vision for ending poverty and advancing gender equality at the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW68) at the UN Headquarters in New York from 11 to 22 March.

Source: FOX 28
March 16, 2024
Women underrepresented in local and federal politics

SPOKANE, Wash. – International lawmakers met on March 13 to discuss ways of increasing women’s political participation as disparities in representation between men and women continue on local, national and international levels.

Source: The Nation Thailand
March 16, 2024
‘We have to try harder than the men’ – women politicians struggle for parity

Thailand was once regarded as one of the most progressive in fostering gender equality. It was the second country in Asia to grant women the right to vote, as far back as 1932.

Source: EU International Partnerships
March 14, 2024
EU and partners launch WYDE – Women’s Leadership Initiative

The European Union and partners launch the Women’s Leadership Initiative, a component of the Women and Youth in Democracy Initiative (WYDE), in New York today during the