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March 25, 2021
UN Women urges world to press gender equality post-pandemic

UNITED NATIONS — The U.N.’s premiere global body fighting for gender equality should be tackling the yawning gap between men and women when it comes to political leadership and ensuring women have a strong voice in rebuilding economies after the COVI

Tanzania: Reaction to Samia Suluhu Hassan as new president

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March 24, 2021

Tanzania: Reaction to Samia Suluhu Hassan as new president

Newly inaugurated Samia Suluhu Hassan who served as Tanzanian vice-president under President John Magufuli has declared 21 days of mourning for her predecessor.

Newly inaugurated Samia Suluhu Hassan who served as Tanzanian vice-president under President John Magufuli has declared 21 days of mourning for her predecessor.

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Women Parliamentarians as peacebuilders: displacing hate speech with the discourse of respect

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Women Parliamentarians as peacebuilders: displacing hate speech with the discourse of respect

Experience during the pandemic confirms that the deployment by political actors of hate speech in the digital space exponentially promotes real-time political violence, particular

Africa: Women in Political Participation

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March 22, 2021

Africa: Women in Political Participation

Women in Political Participation- is a Pan-African gender project on the different facets of Women and Politics in Africa.

Women in Political Participation- is a Pan-African gender project on the different facets of Women and Politics in Africa.

March 22, 2021
Press Release on the Women's Political Participation: Africa Barometer 2021

ADDIS ABABA— African countries are still far from achieving women's equal and effective participation in political decision-making.

Women’s Political Participation: Africa Barometer 2021

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March 22, 2021

Women’s Political Participation: Africa Barometer 2021

African countries are still far from achieving women’s equal and effective participation in political decision-making.

African countries are still far from achieving women’s equal and effective participation in political decision-making.

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Gender Justice & The Law Implications of inequality before the law for full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence

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Gender Justice & The Law Implications of inequality before the law for full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence

This side event during CSW65 would build on the 2020 annual meeting of the Governmental Subcommittee on Gender Equality and the Sustainable Developmen

Samia Suluhu Hassan was sworn in at State House in Dar es Salaam (file image)
March 19, 2021
Tanzania swears in Samia Suluhu Hassan as first female president

Samia Suluhu Hassan has been sworn in as President of Tanzania, becoming the first female head of state in the east African country following the death of president John Magufuli.

Sol Arrúa, recién graduada de la Academia de Formación Política para Mujeres Líderes.
March 18, 2021
Sol Arrúa: The rippling impact of empowering young women in Paraguay

Polite, buoyant, and idealist: In many ways, Sol Arrúa comes across as a regular 21-year-old.

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CSW65 Side Event: Women’s Political Participation in Africa

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CSW65 Side Event: Women’s Political Participation in Africa

International IDEA will be hosting a CSW65 side event under the ambit of the CSW gathering entitled Women’s Political Participation in Africa: Ol