Karen Adam MSP: 'Difficult to convince women to stand in council elections'
Convincing women to run in the upcoming local elections has been “really difficult”, SNP MSP Karen Adam has said, as she urged women and minorities to take up more leadership roles.
March 10, 2022
Senedd must become more family-friendly, politicians say
Virtual Senedd meetings should continue long after Covid to make politics accessible to all, a politician with an eight-year-old son has said.
March 10, 2022
After #MeToo, the female factor shakes up France’s presidential race
Two women frontrunners seek to unseat Macron as feminist issues move up the agenda.
March 10, 2022
Meaningful inclusion demands constant investment, but female local officials have barely got it
The 22 years old Saraswati Nepali is the mom of two kids and lives approximately five hours' drive (and five hours walk) away from the headquarter of Karnali Province, Surkhet—a place that paid the heaviest of prices in the 10 year-long armed conflict from 1996-2006.
March 10, 2022
International Women's Day: Chinese women continue to face political, socio-economic discriminations
As the world is set to celebrate International Women’s day, Chinese women continue to face political and socio-economic discriminations despite the communist regime’s tall claims of women empowerment. The Covid-19 pandemic has further aggravated the situation.
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Renewing democracy: A global partnership to end online harassment and abuse
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Renewing democracy: A global partnership to end online harassment and abuse
Social media platforms and other digital technologies have given rise to new forms of gender-based violence.
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March 10, 2022
International Women’s Day celebrates the contribution of women and girls as climate solution multipliers
Advancing gender equality in the context of the climate crisis and disaster risk reduction is one of the greatest global challenges of the 21st century.
March 10, 2022
How feminism became a hot topic in South Korea's presidential election
A furious crowd gathered in central Seoul last month to protest against the policies of a man who isn't even in power.
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Enhancing women's political participation in Africa
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March 10, 2022
Enhancing women's political participation in Africa
Enhancing Women's Political Participation in Africa is a Pan-African gender project on the different facets of Women and Politics in Africa.
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Enhancing Women's Political Participation in Africa is a Pan-African gender project on the different facets of Women and Politics in Africa.