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October 13, 2019
Vjosa Osmani, the woman taking on Kosovo's 'nasty' politics to be PM

Looking back to her childhood in conflict-wracked Kosovo, Vjosa Osmani remembers listening quietly as dozens of men gathered in her father's living room to discuss the political future of the breakaway Serbian province.

October 11, 2019
Rwanda sets new world record on female representation in parliament

Rwanda has broken its current world record of 64 per cent female representation in Parliament, setting a new one of 67.5 per cent.

October 11, 2019
Future Policy Award 2019 crowns eight best policies empowering youth

Policies from Rwanda, Estonia, Scotland, Nepal, South Africa, Europe, Los Angeles and Senegal are this year’s winners of the ‘Oscar for best policies’

October 11, 2019
#Girl2Leader campaign to inspire girls into politics

To mark the United Nations’ International Day of the Girl Child today, 11 October, the #Girl2Leader programme is connecting girls with female mentors in politics.

Unfinished business: Women running in 2018 and beyond

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October 11, 2019

Unfinished business: Women running in 2018 and beyond

Women ran for and were elected to office in record numbers in the 2018 election. They made historic gains across levels of office and reached new milestones for women’s political representation.

Women ran for and were elected to office in record numbers in the 2018 election. They made historic gains across levels of office and reached new milestones for women’s political representation.

October 11, 2019
Professor of Carrie Chapman Catt Center for Women and Politics talks struggles women face in seeking office

The issues women face when seeking elected office were discussed in a lecture Thursday at Iowa State.

For women in politics, personal style is a game of chess with the patriarchy

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October 11, 2019

For women in politics, personal style is a game of chess with the patriarchy

Since the 19th century, when suffragists were forced to ditch their pantaloons and 

Since the 19th century, when suffragists were forced to ditch their pantaloons and 

The unfinished business of achieving gender parity in U.S. politics

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October 11, 2019

The unfinished business of achieving gender parity in U.S. politics

There is no doubt that women made history in the 2018 election, running for and winning elected office in

There is no doubt that women made history in the 2018 election, running for and winning elected office in

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Forum of Young Parliamentarians at Inter-Parliamentary Union 141st Assembly

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Forum of Young Parliamentarians at Inter-Parliamentary Union 141st Assembly

Youth quotas to increase the number of young MPs will also be a topic at Inter-Parliamentary Union 141st Assembly, drawing on IPU research which has f