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Invoking the idealized family to assess political leadership and legitimacy: news coverage of Australian and Canadian premiers

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July 8, 2020

Invoking the idealized family to assess political leadership and legitimacy: news coverage of Australian and Canadian premiers

Conventional wisdom holds that women politicians confront a parenting dilemma.

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Conventional wisdom holds that women politicians confront a parenting dilemma.

July 8, 2020
African Centre for Women in Politics lauds selection of Prof Jane Opoku Agyemang as Mahama’s running mate

The African Centre for Women in Politics (ACWP) has described the appointment of Prof Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang as ‘a fulfillment that has been long-awaited by women in Ghana, in Africa and the world at large.”

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Increases in women’s political representation associated with reductions in child mortality in Brazil

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July 7, 2020

Increases in women’s political representation associated with reductions in child mortality in Brazil

We assessed the effects of female political representation on mortality among children younger than age five in Brazil and the extent to which this effect operates through coverage with conditional cash transfers and primary care services.

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We assessed the effects of female political representation on mortality among children younger than age five in Brazil and the extent to which this effect operates through coverage with conditional cash transfers and primary care services.

The politics of pantsuits. Teen grapples with unwritten dress code for women in leadership

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July 7, 2020

The politics of pantsuits. Teen grapples with unwritten dress code for women in leadership

For the first time in United States history, the country saw six women run for president in the 2020 election. Unlike the male candidates, the women were asked about their fashion choices.

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For the first time in United States history, the country saw six women run for president in the 2020 election. Unlike the male candidates, the women were asked about their fashion choices.

July 7, 2020
UN Women, others launch campaign to enhance women’s participation in politics

UN Women in partnership with the African Women Leaders Network Liberia Chapter (AWLN-Liberia) has embarked on a consultative meeting with representatives of the women’s wings of the Collaborating Political Parties (CPP) to discuss advocacy strategies

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July 7, 2020
Sexist attacks against women in Turkish politics reveal resistance to social change

Women in Turkish politics along with the wives and daughters of politicians have become targets of sexist attacks on social media over the past couple of weeks.

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July 7, 2020
Has COVID-19 pushed women in politics off Kenya’s agenda?

In 2013, Alice Wahome ran in her third attempt to win the hotly-contested Kandara constituency parliamentary seat in Murang’a County, Central Kenya.

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July 6, 2020
Tokyo’s first female governor sails to re-election even as virus cases rise

In rewarding Tokyo’s first female governor, Yuriko Koike, with a second term on Sunday, voters endorsed her highly visible leadership as the sprawling metropolis has avoided the kind of spiraling death toll from the coronavirus seen in other world ca

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July 6, 2020
Women’s council sees widening gender gap in economy, politics due to Covid-19

The umbrella body for women’s organisations in the country predicts that the gender gap, particularly in the areas of economic participation and political empowerment, will widen due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

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