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New handbook on gender-responsive legislation

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November 22, 2021

New handbook on gender-responsive legislation

This Handbook aims to serve as a resource for lawmakers from around the world for designing gender-responsive laws.

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This Handbook aims to serve as a resource for lawmakers from around the world for designing gender-responsive laws.

In Australia, young women are still being deterred from political careers: it’s time for change

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November 19, 2021

In Australia, young women are still being deterred from political careers: it’s time for change

By Ashleigh Streeter-Jones

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By Ashleigh Streeter-Jones

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Botswana: women demand new deal in Constitution

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Botswana: women demand new deal in Constitution

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Women from across the political spectrum are calling on President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi to appoint an equal number of women and men to the Constitutional Review Commission. They are further calling on him to ensure that the process is inclusive and delivers gender equality.

The President announced in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 8 November that he would appoint Commissioners to lead the Constitutional Review, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, by mid-December this year.

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Women from across the political spectrum are calling on President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi to appoint an equal number of women and men to the Constitutional Review Commission. They are further calling on him to ensure that the process is inclusive and delivers gender equality.

The President announced in the State of the Nation Address (SONA) on 8 November that he would appoint Commissioners to lead the Constitutional Review, delayed by the COVID-19 pandemic, by mid-December this year.

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Elected to lead: webinar on violence against women in politics

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Elected to lead: webinar on violence against women in politics

ForumCiv, The Hunger Project and WILPF Sweden have joined forces to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, girls and&nbsp

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Overrepresentation of men in UN climate process persists

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November 15, 2021

Overrepresentation of men in UN climate process persists

New reports published ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow in November show  that decision-making and technical panels under UN Climate Change (known as “constituted bodies”) are increasingly integrating a gender perspective into their work,

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New reports published ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow in November show  that decision-making and technical panels under UN Climate Change (known as “constituted bodies”) are increasingly integrating a gender perspective into their work,

Effective, decisive, and inclusive: Women’s leadership in COVID-19 response and recovery

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November 15, 2021

Effective, decisive, and inclusive: Women’s leadership in COVID-19 response and recovery

This working paper is part of UN Women’s research efforts to highlight the importance of women’s leadership and participation in decision-making during the pandemic and beyond.

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This working paper is part of UN Women’s research efforts to highlight the importance of women’s leadership and participation in decision-making during the pandemic and beyond.

Increasing the cost of female representation? The gendered effects of harassment, abuse and intimidation towards Parliamentary candidates in the UK

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November 12, 2021

Increasing the cost of female representation? The gendered effects of harassment, abuse and intimidation towards Parliamentary candidates in the UK

Recently, the issue of harassment and intimidation of women in politics in long-established democracies has become a source of concern.

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Recently, the issue of harassment and intimidation of women in politics in long-established democracies has become a source of concern.

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New German Parliament is younger and more female

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New German Parliament is younger and more female

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As the new German Bundestag sits for the first time on 26 October, IPU data shows that it has more women MPs and that the number of young MPs has significantly increased compared with the previous legislature elected in 2017.

IPU Parline data shows that out of the 598 seats in the Bundestag, more than a third are women (34.92 per cent) compared with 31.45 per cent in the outgoing parliament.

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As the new German Bundestag sits for the first time on 26 October, IPU data shows that it has more women MPs and that the number of young MPs has significantly increased compared with the previous legislature elected in 2017.

IPU Parline data shows that out of the 598 seats in the Bundestag, more than a third are women (34.92 per cent) compared with 31.45 per cent in the outgoing parliament.

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‘It is what girls need’: the FGM activist hoping to be the Gambia’s president

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‘It is what girls need’: the FGM activist hoping to be the Gambia’s president

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Jaha Dukureh was a young mother of three with little campaigning experience when she started a movement in the Gambia to end female genital mutilation, backed by the Guardian.

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‘It is what girls need’: the FGM activist hoping to be the Gambia’s president (copyright: The Guardian)

Jaha Dukureh was a young mother of three with little campaigning experience when she started a movement in the Gambia to end female genital mutilation, backed by the Guardian.

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