iKNOW Politics Newsletter December 2021
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December 21, 2021
In New York City, Adams names all-women slate of deputy mayors
Lorraine Grillo was named as first deputy mayor; Anne Williams-Isom as deputy mayor for health and human services; Meera Joshi as deputy mayor for operations; Maria Torres-Springer as deputy mayor for economic and workforce development; and Sheena Wright as deputy may
December 21, 2021
Politics isn't super-appealing to women in Australia right now. Is it different elsewhere?
Forty. That's the number of countries around the world that have chosen a woman to lead since Julia Gillard was ousted on June 27, 2013.
December 21, 2021
The faces of many candidates masked during the votes in the West Bank
During the campaign for local elections in the West Bank, many female candidates’ faces were replaced by a rose or a silhouette on voter lists and campaign posters.
December 20, 2021
Zimbabwe: end gender-based violence in politics
The United Nations has rallied the nation to stamp out widespread violence against women in politics (VAWP) across the country’s political divide during election period.
December 20, 2021
In a first, hundreds of women contest local council elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
More than 550 women contested local government elections in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Sunday, the election commission said.
Realizing gender equality in parliament: A guide for parliaments in the OSCE region
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December 20, 2021
Realizing gender equality in parliament: A guide for parliaments in the OSCE region
This practical guide is intended to support the full range of parliamentary actors — from parliamentary leadership teams, members of parliament, and political and parliamentary staff, to parliamentary practitioners and civil society organizations dealing with gender e
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This practical guide is intended to support the full range of parliamentary actors — from parliamentary leadership teams, members of parliament, and political and parliamentary staff, to parliamentary practitioners and civil society organizations dealing with gender e
Equal Representation? The Debate Over Gender Quotas (Part 1)
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December 20, 2021
Equal Representation? The Debate Over Gender Quotas (Part 1)
This article is the first in a two-part series examining the impact of gender quotas.
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This article is the first in a two-part series examining the impact of gender quotas.
December 17, 2021
Mentorship and leadership programme for women parliamentarians launched in Uganda
The British High Commission, in partnership with the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD), UN Women and the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA) on December 07 launched the second cohort of their mentorship
December 17, 2021
Women politicians are under siege
Women in Congress feel besieged and singled-out amid surging threats against lawmakers at all levels, with some frustrated more hasn't been done to halt the trend.