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Politics & Gender short paper series on Gender, Politics, and the Global Pandemic

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January 15, 2021

Politics & Gender short paper series on Gender, Politics, and the Global Pandemic

Politics & Gender is an agenda-setting journal that publishes quality scholarship on gender and politics and on women and politics.

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Politics & Gender is an agenda-setting journal that publishes quality scholarship on gender and politics and on women and politics.

Gendered violence and the attack on the U.S. Capitol

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January 14, 2021

Gendered violence and the attack on the U.S. Capitol

The vandalism and thefts targeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week sought to assail her position as one of the most powerful women in American politics.

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The vandalism and thefts targeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week sought to assail her position as one of the most powerful women in American politics.

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January 13, 2021
UN Women and UNV launch new Young Women Leaders Initiative

UN Women and UNV launch the new Young Women Leaders Initiative to create professional opportunities for leaders of tomorrow and further enhance diversity in UN Women.

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January 11, 2021
Norway supports UN Women to advance Libyan women’s participation in peacebuilding and political processes

With generous support from the Government of Norway, UN Women will intensify its efforts to advance the Women, Peace and Security agenda in Libya at this critical juncture.

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The 19th Amendment at 100: Recapping the Brookings Gender Equality Series

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January 8, 2021

The 19th Amendment at 100: Recapping the Brookings Gender Equality Series

The year 2020 will be remembered as one of the most consequential in generations: the COVID-19 pandemic devastated lives and livelihoods; millions protested across the country for racial justice following the murder of George Floyd; and the U.S.

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The year 2020 will be remembered as one of the most consequential in generations: the COVID-19 pandemic devastated lives and livelihoods; millions protested across the country for racial justice following the murder of George Floyd; and the U.S.

January 8, 2021
New Yemeni government excludes women for first time in 20 years

Feminists in war-devastated Yemen have condemned the exclusion of women from a new government formed under a power-sharing deal between the internationally-recognized government and separatists.

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January 8, 2021
For women in politics globally, the job can mean abuse, jail or death

In the early afternoon of May 13, 2020, Joana Mamombe, a member of parliament in Zimbabwe, was seized by security officers after she participated in a pop-up protest, demanding aid for the poor during the Covid pandemic.

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January 8, 2021
Liberian women demand security for female senatorial candidate ahead of rescheduled election

Monrovia – A coalition of Liberian women have joined the only female and leading senatorial candidate in the ongoing election in Gbarpolu County, Madam Botoe Kanneh in seeking assurances from the Government of Liberia to provide security for her

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