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Female MPs urge May to review Brexit team's gender balance

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Female MPs urge May to review Brexit team's gender balance

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Brexit will affect whole population yet there is only one woman in the core negotiating team, Labour MPs say.

Brexit will affect whole population yet there is only one woman in the core negotiating team, Labour MPs say.

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Pennsylvania's women legislators few in number but more effective at passing laws, study says

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Pennsylvania's women legislators few in number but more effective at passing laws, study says

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A recent study found that women legislators in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly — though small in number — are more effective at passing legislation than their male counterparts.

A recent study found that women legislators in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly — though small in number — are more effective at passing legislation than their male counterparts.

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She Should Run Launches Campaign To Reach Gender Parity In Politics By 2030

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She Should Run Launches Campaign To Reach Gender Parity In Politics By 2030

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Women make up just 20% of seats in Congress, 24% of state elective executive offices, and 25% of state legislatures seats across the U.S., according to data from the Center for American Women and Politics. She Should Run wants to change that.

Women make up just 20% of seats in Congress, 24% of state elective executive offices, and 25% of state legislatures seats across the U.S., according to data from the Center for American Women and Politics. She Should Run wants to change that.

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USA: Would more women in politics make for better political discourse?

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USA: Would more women in politics make for better political discourse?

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Christine Todd Whitman single handedly halted Bill Bradley’s presidential aspirations when she nearly beat him in a Senate race in 1990. A then unknown sacrificial lamb against an incumbent Hall of Fame basketball star. She lost by two percentage points.

Christine Todd Whitman single handedly halted Bill Bradley’s presidential aspirations when she nearly beat him in a Senate race in 1990. A then unknown sacrificial lamb against an incumbent Hall of Fame basketball star. She lost by two percentage points.

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Labour's female MPs vow to use Commons strength to improve lives of women

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Labour's female MPs vow to use Commons strength to improve lives of women

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Party’s 119 women to operate as a parliamentary bloc to press minority Conservative government in variety of policy areas

Party’s 119 women to operate as a parliamentary bloc to press minority Conservative government in variety of policy areas

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Kenyan Parliament hosts gender mainstreaming workshop with IPU

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Kenyan Parliament hosts gender mainstreaming workshop with IPU

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The IPU held a capacity-building workshop for staff of the Kenyan Parliament on mainstreaming gender into parliamentary work. The workshop, co-organized with the Parliament of Kenya on 19-23 June in Nairobi, was a follow-up of a self-assessment exercise conducted in 2016 on the Parliament's gender-sensitivity.

The IPU held a capacity-building workshop for staff of the Kenyan Parliament on mainstreaming gender into parliamentary work. The workshop, co-organized with the Parliament of Kenya on 19-23 June in Nairobi, was a follow-up of a self-assessment exercise conducted in 2016 on the Parliament's gender-sensitivity.

Proceedings Report of the “Gender and Electoral Reform: Making A Difference” Conference in Malaysia

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July 6, 2017

Proceedings Report of the “Gender and Electoral Reform: Making A Difference” Conference in Malaysia