June 7, 2021
Control over family wealth among Meghalaya women increases political activity, study finds
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Culture, Capital, and the Political Economy Gender Gap: Evidence from Meghalaya’s Matrilineal Tribes
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June 7, 2021
Culture, Capital, and the Political Economy Gender Gap: Evidence from Meghalaya’s Matrilineal Tribes
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June 7, 2021
Samoa's crisis seen harming gender equality in Pacific island politics
(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An impasse between Samoa’s incumbent prime minister and female opposition leader could see a backlash against gender quota rules in the small Pacific island nation and stop other women from entering politics across the
June 7, 2021
Tanzanian MPs demand apology for 'tight' trousers incident
Female MPs in Tanzania have called for an apology to an MP who was ordered to leave parliament because of her trousers.
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Peru presidential candidates square off in debate
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June 3, 2021
Peru presidential candidates square off in debate
Candidates in Peru's polarised presidential race have squared off in a televised debate - a week ahead of the runoff vote.
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Candidates in Peru's polarised presidential race have squared off in a televised debate - a week ahead of the runoff vote.
There’s no way to vote for women’s rights in Peru’s presidential elections
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June 3, 2021
There’s no way to vote for women’s rights in Peru’s presidential elections
The country infamous for forced sterilisations will face the choice of two ‘anti-gender’ candidates in run-off elections in June.
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The country infamous for forced sterilisations will face the choice of two ‘anti-gender’ candidates in run-off elections in June.
June 2, 2021
Somalia election certain, now the focus is women seats, security
The political agreement signed in Somalia this past heralds not just a new democratic dawn but also one of equity and inclusivity by raising the quota of women in the formal political space to at least a third of the bicameral fede
June 2, 2021
Cyprus: Just eight female MPs, a drop of three per cent
Cyprus, already among the countries where women account for fewer than one in five members in parliaments, experienced a three per cent drop in representation compared with the 2016 parliamentary elections.
June 2, 2021
'The colour doesn't matter': N.B. municipalities elect more women, first Black mayor in historic election
FREDERICTON -- Kassim Doumbia says he always wanted to get involved and be active in his community. He moved to Shippagan 14 years ago, and has spent the last nine years on the town’s council.
The incredible rise of Samoa's first female Prime Minister-elect, and the man still standing in her way
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June 2, 2021
The incredible rise of Samoa's first female Prime Minister-elect, and the man still standing in her way
(CNN)- Samoa's first female Prime Minister-elect has had a strange inaugural week in office.
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(CNN)- Samoa's first female Prime Minister-elect has had a strange inaugural week in office.