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’Sit down & shut up’: Why women in politics are quitting at an alarming rate

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December 6, 2019

’Sit down & shut up’: Why women in politics are quitting at an alarming rate

By Vicky Spratt,

"Not now love. We've got bigger fish to fry. We just need to get Brexit done. Okay.

By Vicky Spratt,

"Not now love. We've got bigger fish to fry. We just need to get Brexit done. Okay.

The biggest barrier facing women running for president

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December 6, 2019

The biggest barrier facing women running for president

BY Julie Rodin Zebrak,

As any Democrat knows, black women are the backbone of the party. It’s a ubiquitous fact in virtually all coverage of the 2020 presidential election.

BY Julie Rodin Zebrak,

As any Democrat knows, black women are the backbone of the party. It’s a ubiquitous fact in virtually all coverage of the 2020 presidential election.

December 6, 2019
After weeks of Latin American protests, expect to see more women elected to office

For several weeks, angry Latin Americans have been protesting in the streets. In Bolivia, citizens are protesting allegedly fraudulent election results. In Chile and Ecuador, they’ve been marching and destroying property over economic inequality.

Politicians in the line of fire: Incivility and the treatment of women on social

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December 5, 2019

Politicians in the line of fire: Incivility and the treatment of women on social

A seemingly inescapable feature of the digital age is that people choosing to devote their lives to politics must now be ready to face a barrage of insults and disparaging comments targeted at them through social media.

A seemingly inescapable feature of the digital age is that people choosing to devote their lives to politics must now be ready to face a barrage of insults and disparaging comments targeted at them through social media.

Online participation of female politicians in Pakistan's General Elections 2018

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December 5, 2019

Online participation of female politicians in Pakistan's General Elections 2018

This research report seaks to analyze the use of social media during the 2018 General Election in Pakistan.

This research report seaks to analyze the use of social media during the 2018 General Election in Pakistan.

Gender-Sensitive Parliaments

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December 5, 2019

Gender-Sensitive Parliaments

The Report on Gender-Sensitive Parliaments is the result of a two-year research project. It follows up on a previous IPU publication, Equality in Politics: A Survey of Women and Men in Parliaments (2008).

The Report on Gender-Sensitive Parliaments is the result of a two-year research project. It follows up on a previous IPU publication, Equality in Politics: A Survey of Women and Men in Parliaments (2008).

Votes without violence

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December 5, 2019

Votes without violence

Around the world, women are targeted by violence because of their commitment to vote, their jobs as electoral officials and their aspirations to hold political office.

Around the world, women are targeted by violence because of their commitment to vote, their jobs as electoral officials and their aspirations to hold political office.

Tweets that chill: Analyzing online violence against women in politics

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December 5, 2019

Tweets that chill: Analyzing online violence against women in politics

In the three case study countries (Colombia, Indonesia, Kenya), NDI's Gender, Women, and Democracy team worked with women in politics, those in  civic technology a

In the three case study countries (Colombia, Indonesia, Kenya), NDI's Gender, Women, and Democracy team worked with women in politics, those in  civic technology a