June 21, 2022
Cleaner who led pay strike faces former minister in Paris election
Rachel Keke, who coordinated successful strike for better pay and conditions, takes on Macron’s former sports minister.
Maryland has a glass ceiling. Democrats won’t break it this year.
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June 21, 2022
Maryland has a glass ceiling. Democrats won’t break it this year.
No women are at the top of the ticket in the crowded Democratic primary race for governor, but seven have been picked as running mates.
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No women are at the top of the ticket in the crowded Democratic primary race for governor, but seven have been picked as running mates.
June 20, 2022
Young MPs for climate action: Eighth IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians
On 15 and 16 June, some 200 young parliamentarians from 60 countries convened in Sharm-el-Sheikh, Egypt for the Eight IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians.
June 20, 2022
Post-poll, France's new parliament sees slight drop in women MPs
France has lagged in gender parity in politics, coming 33rd out of 185 spots on the Inter-Parliamentary Union's monthly ranking of women in national parliaments
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Sara Mohammad Falaknaz
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June 20, 2022
Sara Mohammad Falaknaz
Member of the Federal National Council, UAE
Member of the Federal National Council, UAE
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Member of the Federal National Council, UAE
June 20, 2022
Francia Marquez: From maid to Colombia’s first Black vice-president
When Colombians on Sunday elected their first leftist president ever, they also voted for their country’s first Black vice-president.
How to get a better class of MP? Help mothers stand for parliament
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June 20, 2022
How to get a better class of MP? Help mothers stand for parliament
The first recipients of the grants from Labour MP Stella Creasy’s MotheRED scheme to encourage women into the Commons tell why it could help stop the rot in politics.
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The first recipients of the grants from Labour MP Stella Creasy’s MotheRED scheme to encourage women into the Commons tell why it could help stop the rot in politics.
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Parliaments, youth, and intergenerational justice
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Parliaments, youth, and intergenerational justice
INTER PARES is organising the “Parliaments, Youth, and Intergenerational Justice” workshop on 22 June 2022 from 9:30 to 13:00 CEST in Stockholm, Sweden.
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June 16, 2022
Canada: Four women join race for UCP leadership
Alberta politics becoming more open to diverse candidates, says UCalgary political science professor Susan Franceschet.
June 15, 2022
PNG elections: Female candidates "young and determined"
Election campaigning is underway in Papua New Guinea with strong participation from women who are "young and determined".