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Women in parliament: Assessing the effectiveness of gender quotas in Poland

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October 19, 2017

Women in parliament: Assessing the effectiveness of gender quotas in Poland

Gender quotas aim to increase women’s parliamentary representation. However, the effectiveness of quotas varies.

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Gender quotas aim to increase women’s parliamentary representation. However, the effectiveness of quotas varies.

October 19, 2017
International IDEA recruits an Executive Director in Stockholm
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October 19, 2017
Political participation consultancy opportunity on UN Women’s global political empowerment & leadership training curriculum development

 

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Book: Has Democracy Failed Women?

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October 19, 2017

Book: Has Democracy Failed Women?

Why are women still under-represented in politics? Can we speak of democracy when women are not fully included in political decision-making? Some argue that we are on t

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Why are women still under-represented in politics? Can we speak of democracy when women are not fully included in political decision-making? Some argue that we are on t

October 9, 2017
100 Women: Do female leaders improve women's lives?

"I can't believe we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet...

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Yury Fedotov

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October 9, 2017

Yury Fedotov

Yury Fedotov, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Yury Fedotov, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
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Yury Fedotov, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
October 6, 2017
Roundtable to enhance political participation of women with disability in Pakistan

Islamabad: To enhance political participation of women with disability (WWD), participants of a roundtable discussion stressed for concrete measures to ensure issuance of national identity cards to

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October 6, 2017
UN Women and partners in Liberia sign agreement on women political participation

Monrovia - UN Women Liberia country representative, Marie Goreth Nizigama has frowned the under representation of women across Liberia’s governance structure.

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October 4, 2017
Economist Mercedes Araoz Sworn In as Peru’s New Prime Minister

LIMA – Peru’s Second Vice President, Mercedes Araoz, an economist by training, was sworn in on 17 September 2017 as the new head of the Council of Ministers –known as the prime minister–, formed by

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Facebook Live Discussion on the Role of Male Champions in Promoting Women's Political Participation and Leadership

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October 2, 2017

Facebook Live Discussion on the Role of Male Champions in Promoting Women's Political Participation and Leadership

Co-organized by iKNOW Politics and International Gender Champions, this Facebook Live discussion brought together a diverse panel of Geneva-based Gender Champions who shared their experiences and views on the role of ma

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Co-organized by iKNOW Politics and International Gender Champions, this Facebook Live discussion brought together a diverse panel of Geneva-based Gender Champions who shared their experiences and views on the role of ma

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