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Closing the gender gap in politics

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April 16, 2018

Closing the gender gap in politics

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, calls on Commonwealth countries to make democracy more democratic by ensuring that women can participate freely, fairly and safely in elections and politic

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Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, UN Under Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, calls on Commonwealth countries to make democracy more democratic by ensuring that women can participate freely, fairly and safely in elections and politic

Reflect us: we can only succeed if we work together

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April 16, 2018

Reflect us: we can only succeed if we work together

ReflectUS is a nonpartisan coalition of eight leading women’s political organizations working together to increase the number of women in office and achieve equal representation across the ideological, racial, ethnic and geographic spectrum.

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ReflectUS is a nonpartisan coalition of eight leading women’s political organizations working together to increase the number of women in office and achieve equal representation across the ideological, racial, ethnic and geographic spectrum.

April 16, 2018
11 states have no women representing them in Congress

Progress is not inevitable. And it is rarely -- if ever -- complete. For women in American politics, each point of progress serves as a reminder of the progress we have yet to make toward equitable power and presence in government.

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April 16, 2018
Tammy Duckworth gives birth, first US senator to do so while in office

Illinois Democratic Sen. Tammy Duckworth gave birth to a baby girl Monday, her office announced, the first US senator to do so while in office.

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April 13, 2018
Citizen engagement in Morocco: breaking down barriers to political inclusion

By Brechtje Kemp

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April 13, 2018
IPU gathers parliaments to discuss empowering rural women and girls at the Commission on the Status of Women

 

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April 13, 2018
Nigerian Senate President wants more women in governance in 2019

President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki has pledged to work with relevant political stakeholders to ensure that a greater number of women are given the opportunity to vie and occupy elective offices during the 2019 general elections.

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