March 17, 2020
Picturing the past: A brief history of women in Transylvania politics
In April 1922, Roxie Dunn announced that she was running on the Democratic ticket for county treasurer.
Why representation in politics actually matters
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March 17, 2020
Why representation in politics actually matters
At this week's presidential debate, both serious contenders left in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination made a historic pronouncement.
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At this week's presidential debate, both serious contenders left in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination made a historic pronouncement.
The struggle for women in politics continues
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March 16, 2020
The struggle for women in politics continues
From suffragettes to modern day feminists, women and men have fought long and hard for women’s right to vote and hold office.
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From suffragettes to modern day feminists, women and men have fought long and hard for women’s right to vote and hold office.
'Politics should be the lifestyle of every single person': Hajer Sharief
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March 16, 2020
'Politics should be the lifestyle of every single person': Hajer Sharief
From wanting to become a surgeon, like the protagonists of her favourite TV series Grey’s Anatomy, to combating violent extremism by improving political participation of women and the youth, Hajer Sharief has come a long way.
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From wanting to become a surgeon, like the protagonists of her favourite TV series Grey’s Anatomy, to combating violent extremism by improving political participation of women and the youth, Hajer Sharief has come a long way.
March 16, 2020
Women are refusing to take the backseat in politics, especially Latinas
In 1913, the day before Woodrow Wilson’s inauguration, the Suffragette Parade organized between 5,000 and 10,000 women and allies,
March 16, 2020
Taiwan blasts Tsai's exclusion from U.N.'s Woman in Politics map
The Presidential Office on Friday tweeted a blistering criticism of a United Nations entity that produced a map, in collaboration with another organization, showing the global rankings of women in government, executive and parliamentary positions but excluded
March 16, 2020
Liberia: Women need financial backing to stay in politics, Says VP Taylor
At a seminar on the way forward for an enforceable gender quota and strategies for implementing Elections Law 4.5 b and c, Vice President Jewel Howard Taylor stressed that without a good financial backing, women will find it difficult to remain in po
March 16, 2020
'2020 will be my year': the push to elect women in Vanuatu, a nation with no female MPs
Motoralivoa Hilda Lini stands at the front door of Vanuatu’s parliament, wearing an elegant pink dress and customary pig tusks on her wrists, signifying her chiefly status.
March 11, 2020
Liberia: Women’s Rights Groups demand electoral reform
To mark this year’s International Women’s Day celebration, a group of civil society organizations, led by women’s rights groups and networks assembled outside the National Elections Commission (NEC’s) headquarters in Sinkor and released a communique
March 11, 2020
Ahead of Brazil’s municipal elections, novel legal requirements can elevate women’s participation in politics
In October 2020, Brazilians will head to the polls to elect new mayors and city counselors in thousands of municipalities across the country.