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February 3, 2020
The Liberia Elections Observation Network campaigns for 30% women’s representation at capitol

The Liberia Elections Observation Network (LEON), in collaboration with Carter Center, has begun an aggressive campaign to bring to realization the 30% representation of women in the political and governance process that has lingered in the Legislatu

Event

January 30, 2020
US: Political scientist releases definitive research on the first century of women voters

In new research fittingly published in the year marking the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote in the U.S., two political scientists trace the evolution of women's voting behavior, turnout and candidate choice.

January 30, 2020
One mom grew so frustrated with the lack of women in politics that she started a PAC to get women elected

It’s no secret that the United States is drastically, embarrassingly far behind other modernized nations when it comes to female political leadership.

January 29, 2020
FG gets report on women’s political participation in 2019 elections

A delegation of national and international partners, led by United Nations (UN) women, has presented to the Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, a detailed report of a national conference to assess lessons learnt on women’s political parti

January 29, 2020
How to ensure election-related sexual violence never happens again

In the aftermath of the 2007-08 post-election violence, the Commission of Inquiry into the Post-Election Violence (Waki Commission) documented more than 900 sexual violence cases perpetrated by security agents and civilians against women, girls, men

Interviews

January 28, 2020
In Israel’s endless elections, female candidates have been the biggest losers

In mid-January, Israel’s political parties finalized their lists for what will hopefully be the last general election for a while.

January 28, 2020
Nigeria: Two women win Imo constituencies’ elections

The call for women to actively participate in politics has again yielded fruits as two women in Imo State have been declared winners in two out of three constituencies in which results have been announced in last weekend’s re-run/supplementary polls