July 7, 2025
Borno women demand reserved positions in politics
Women in Borno state have called on the state government to mandate the reservation of special portfolios both at the state and federal levels.
July 7, 2025
TikTok fuelling rise of fascist youth movement in the Philippines, experts warn
OpenAI has banned a network of ChatGPT accounts originatin
July 7, 2025
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What Policies and Actions Are Needed To Encourage Women’s Leadership?
July 7, 2025
2025 POLLS: Women Making Up Less Than 30 Pct of All Candidates
Tokyo, July 4 (Jiji Press)--Women account for less than 30 pct of candidates competing in the July 20 election for Japan's House of Councillors, the upper chamber of parliament.
From Progress to Power: A Pacific Call to Action on Gender Quality in Parliaments
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July 7, 2025
From Progress to Power: A Pacific Call to Action on Gender Quality in Parliaments
On this International Day of Parliamentarism, observed on 30 June under the 2025 theme ‘Achieving Gender Equality, Action by Action’, Pacific nations stand at a critical juncture.
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On this International Day of Parliamentarism, observed on 30 June under the 2025 theme ‘Achieving Gender Equality, Action by Action’, Pacific nations stand at a critical juncture.
Women in Political Participation (WPP) Africa - December 2024 Newsletter
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July 3, 2025
Women in Political Participation (WPP) Africa - December 2024 Newsletter
WPP Secretariat Updates
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WPP Secretariat Updates
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Review of SDG 5 at HLPF 2025 – What do Young Women have to say?
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Review of SDG 5 at HLPF 2025 – What do Young Women have to say?
Full session available on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/live/0xFqfjU1A4Q
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Take Five: Sonia Palmieri : “Women need a support network of like-minded politicians to help navigate these challenges, because facing delegitimization alone can be disheartening and may even push women to leave politics altogether.”
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June 30, 2025
Take Five: Sonia Palmieri : “Women need a support network of like-minded politicians to help navigate these challenges, because facing delegitimization alone can be disheartening and may even push women to leave politics altogether.”
Sonia Palmieri is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Pacific Affairs in the College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University.
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Sonia Palmieri is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Pacific Affairs in the College of Asia and the Pacific, The Australian National University.
In the words of Emma Muteka: “My age, gender and marital status were scrutinized, because they thought that if I don’t have children and therefore do not run a household, how could I actually run an office?”
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June 30, 2025
In the words of Emma Muteka: “My age, gender and marital status were scrutinized, because they thought that if I don’t have children and therefore do not run a household, how could I actually run an office?”
Emma Muteka is currently the youngest Regional Councillor in Namibia and a member of Parliament.
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Emma Muteka is currently the youngest Regional Councillor in Namibia and a member of Parliament.
WYDE | Women’s Leadership @CSW69: Transforming social norms: Advancing women's leadership
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June 26, 2025
WYDE | Women’s Leadership @CSW69: Transforming social norms: Advancing women's leadership
Thirty years after the Beijing Platform for Action, progress toward gender equality in political participation remains slow. Discriminatory social norms continue to hinder women’s leadership around the world.
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Thirty years after the Beijing Platform for Action, progress toward gender equality in political participation remains slow. Discriminatory social norms continue to hinder women’s leadership around the world.