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Mexico has become a world leader of gender equality in politics

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January 27, 2022

Mexico has become a world leader of gender equality in politics

In Mexico, half of Congress is now female and seven of the country's 32 governors are women. This is partly due to changing attitudes but also to federally mandated gender equality laws.

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In Mexico, half of Congress is now female and seven of the country's 32 governors are women. This is partly due to changing attitudes but also to federally mandated gender equality laws.

January 27, 2022
In Kenya, Ms President Season 2 kicks off amid calls for more women representation in politics

The second season of the reality TV show, Ms President, was launched yesterday. The show seeks to portray to a national audience the capacity and ability of women to lead effectively.

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Factsheet on Palestinian local elections – phase I 'women in election campaigns'

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January 26, 2022

Factsheet on Palestinian local elections – phase I 'women in election campaigns'

According to Palestinian Central Elections Commission data, the first phase of the 2021 local council elections showed the extent of women

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According to Palestinian Central Elections Commission data, the first phase of the 2021 local council elections showed the extent of women

Political leadership in PNG: women parliamentarians in the elections

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January 26, 2022

Political leadership in PNG: women parliamentarians in the elections

The three women parliamentarians who were elected in the 2012 Papua New Guinea (PNG) election failed to win re-election in the 2017 general election. Their electoral defeats only deepen the concern for gender representation in parliament.

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The three women parliamentarians who were elected in the 2012 Papua New Guinea (PNG) election failed to win re-election in the 2017 general election. Their electoral defeats only deepen the concern for gender representation in parliament.

Priyanka Vadra’s women-centric campaign long shot in UP. BJP must look at its male hierarchy

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January 26, 2022

Priyanka Vadra’s women-centric campaign long shot in UP. BJP must look at its male hierarchy

By D.K. Singh

BJP has a gender disadvantage: no woman president or Chief Minister, and only one woman among 36 chiefs of states and union territories.

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By D.K. Singh

BJP has a gender disadvantage: no woman president or Chief Minister, and only one woman among 36 chiefs of states and union territories.

January 26, 2022
Women majority happened because Finnish elections started from a clean slate, says researcher

Finland's county council elections were the first regional or municipality elections in the history of the country in which women won the majority of seats. In total, female candidates snapped up 53 percent of county councillor spots in the elections.

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January 26, 2022
Indian Election body notifies wards to be reserved for women

Sounding bugle for the upcoming municipal polls in Delhi, the state election commission on Tuesday notified the wards that would be reserved for Scheduled Caste and women candidates in north, south and east municipal corporations.

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Femmes dans un laboratoire de recherche au Maroc / Crédits: Maroc-Diplomatique
January 26, 2022
A big step forward for women's leadership in Morocco

On July 31, 2021, the Moroccan Parliament adopted a reform that did not receive much attention but did represent a big step forward in helping close the country's gender gap.

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Podcast: newspaper coverage of women in politics

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January 25, 2022

Podcast: newspaper coverage of women in politics

Researcher Tracy Lucht analyzes how five trailblazing women in politics of different races, ethnicities and regions were written about after the 19th Amendment was ratified.

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Podcast: newspaper coverage of women in politics - Credits: Journalism History

Researcher Tracy Lucht analyzes how five trailblazing women in politics of different races, ethnicities and regions were written about after the 19th Amendment was ratified.

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