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July 5, 2018
Thousands honor Simone Veil as she enters Panthéon

Simone Veil's concentration camp number - 78651 - was displayed on giant screens along the crowd-thronged route her cortège took to the Panthéon on Sunday, where she is to be interred among iconic figures from French politics, culture, society, and h

July 5, 2018
US: Why young women might get more women elected

The 2018 midterm elections are shaping up to be a watershed year for women and politics.

July 3, 2018
Tunisia's capital elects first female mayor

Souad Abderrahim is from Tunisia's moderate Islamic party, which advocates for separating politics from religion.

July 3, 2018
Call for parties to publish gender breakdown of candidates in UK

Political parties should be required to publish details of their election candidates by gender to highlight the "shameful" gap in numbers between men and women, campaigners are arguing.

July 2, 2018
Mexico city: Claudia Sheinbaum to become first elected woman mayor, succeeding Obrador

The 56-year-old had served as environmental secretary under Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador when he was mayor.

The boot camp building a new cohort of female leaders in Latin America

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June 29, 2018

The boot camp building a new cohort of female leaders in Latin America

In Latin America, a boot camp for high-potential women in the public sector aims to break the male hold on political decision-making by creating a new generation of female leaders.

In Latin America, a boot camp for high-potential women in the public sector aims to break the male hold on political decision-making by creating a new generation of female leaders.

June 28, 2018
Jennifer Curtin: PM's baby is a chance to improve Parliament for parents

Many New Zealanders might be feeling a little excited, and even just a little bit proud of the fact that we have a woman prime minister with a newborn baby.

June 28, 2018
Virginia Tech study: Government corruption is lower in countries with greater number of women political leaders

The study, published recently in the Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, was led by Sudipta Sarangi, professor and head of the Department of Economics, part of the Virginia Tech College of Science, and Chandan Kumar Jha, a

Video project: “Mapping Gender-Based Political Harassment: Parliamentarians speak out.”

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June 27, 2018

Video project: “Mapping Gender-Based Political Harassment: Parliamentarians speak out.”

Gender based political violence and harassment is a prevalent challenge expressed by women parliamentarians across the hemisphere.

Gender based political violence and harassment is a prevalent challenge expressed by women parliamentarians across the hemisphere.