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January 18, 2022
Afghanistan: women launch protest for equal space in all sectors including politics

In order to pressurise the Taliban to allow space for women in the Ministry of Women's Affairs, hundreds of female protestors took to the streets in Afghan national capital, Kabul, on Monday.

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Attacks on Women in Politics Are on the Rise Around the World

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January 17, 2022

Attacks on Women in Politics Are on the Rise Around the World

Amid a well-documented deluge of online abuse, new data and research from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) show that physical violence targeting women in politics is also increasing in most regions of the world, creating additional—and at t

Amid a well-documented deluge of online abuse, new data and research from the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED) show that physical violence targeting women in politics is also increasing in most regions of the world, creating additional—and at t

#NotTheCost - Stopping Violence Against Women in Politics: A Renewed Call to Action

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January 17, 2022

#NotTheCost - Stopping Violence Against Women in Politics: A Renewed Call to Action

In 2016 at the launch of the #NotTheCost campaign, NDI presented a list of strategies to address and prevent violence against women in politics, focusing on a wide range of potential change-makers, from the global to the grassroots levels.

In 2016 at the launch of the #NotTheCost campaign, NDI presented a list of strategies to address and prevent violence against women in politics, focusing on a wide range of potential change-makers, from the global to the grassroots levels.

Get equipped with the skills to run for office

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January 17, 2022

Get equipped with the skills to run for office

The Women for Election EQUIP program is Australia’s first non-partisan, online political campaign workshop.

The Women for Election EQUIP program is Australia’s first non-partisan, online political campaign workshop.

Candidate officielle à la présidentielle française, Christiane Taubira veut bousculer le paysage à gauche. Crédits: Le Figaro
January 17, 2022
Former justice minister Christiane Taubira joins France's presidential race

France's former justice minister Christiane Taubira on Saturday launched her bid to unify the floundering French left and challenge President Emmanuel Macron in April presidential elections, but she faces a slew of competing candidates reluctant to cede the limel

January 17, 2022
‘We are struggling’: two former officials at Afghan women’s affairs ministry

Gul Bano* and Karima* are activists who ran provincial branches of the ministry of women’s affairs in two different parts of Afghanistan.

Cheri Beasley, a Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, speaks with the owners of Zwelis, a Zimbabwean restaurant, in Durham, N.C., on July 7, 2021.Getty Images file
January 17, 2022
Black women look to make historic gains in 2022 US midterm elections

Cheri Beasley is well aware of the challenges facing Black women who run for statewide office.

January 17, 2022
Indian Punjab polls: Congress party’s first list of 86 has only 9 women candidates

The Congress party on Saturday released its first list of 86 candidates in Punjab. Out of the total, Congress has decided to field only nine women candidates in the upcoming polls.