February 6, 2020
Finland's women-led government has equalized family leave: 7 months for each parent
People often ponder how the world might be different if more women were in political power.
February 5, 2020
Delhi elections: Women voters want manifesto to address more than their safety issues
While political parties are sweating it out to woo the electorate ahead of the Delhi Assembly polls, women voters in the national capital feel manifestos should offer more to them than limiting their demands to safety issues.
February 5, 2020
Cameroon urges women to vote next week despite threats
Civic groups, political parties and the government are pleading for the women of Cameroon to vote in next week's local and parliamentary elections, despite threats by separatist groups who have vowed to disrupt the polls.
Women's Power Index
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February 4, 2020
Women's Power Index
Created by CFR’s Women and Foreign Policy program, the Women’s Power Index ranks countries on their progress toward gender parity in political participation.
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Created by CFR’s Women and Foreign Policy program, the Women’s Power Index ranks countries on their progress toward gender parity in political participation.
A woman’s place is in politics - More communication, connection and community needed
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February 4, 2020
A woman’s place is in politics - More communication, connection and community needed
By Silvana Koch-Mehrin and Matilda Flemming,
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By Silvana Koch-Mehrin and Matilda Flemming,
February 4, 2020
UK: What's it like being an MP in your twenties?
“I liked it when my Twitter was just mine and it was only my friends”, says Amy Callaghan. “I could tweet about far more mundane things, more about what I was watching on Netflix than the political matters of the day.”
Women leaders absent from parties ahead of Israel's elections
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February 4, 2020
Women leaders absent from parties ahead of Israel's elections
By Emily Schrader,
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By Emily Schrader,
Gender and climate change: Do female parliamentarians make difference?
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February 4, 2020
Gender and climate change: Do female parliamentarians make difference?
This paper investigates whether female political representation in national parliaments influences climate change policy outcomes.
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This paper investigates whether female political representation in national parliaments influences climate change policy outcomes.
Podcast: Countries with more female politicians pass more ambitious climate policies, study suggests
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February 4, 2020
Podcast: Countries with more female politicians pass more ambitious climate policies, study suggests
People worried about global warming often want their leaders to enact ambitious climate policies.
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People worried about global warming often want their leaders to enact ambitious climate policies.
February 3, 2020
Women in power: One Syrian town’s struggle for change
In spite of the powerful deterrents of Russian fighter jets, Assad regime barrel bombs and the extreme social politics of many radical militias, the women of Western Aleppo have fought their own battle for freedom, for women’s right to equality, and