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Women and Leadership: Public Says Women are Equally Qualified, but Barriers Persist
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January 11, 2016
Women and Leadership: Public Says Women are Equally Qualified, but Barriers Persist
This report explores public attitudes about gender and leadership with a particular focus on leadership in U.S. politics and business. The analysis is based on two new Pew Research Center surveys.
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This report explores public attitudes about gender and leadership with a particular focus on leadership in U.S. politics and business. The analysis is based on two new Pew Research Center surveys.
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Online platform 'Representation 2020. A Century from Suffrage to Parity' works for women's political empowerment
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Online platform 'Representation 2020. A Century from Suffrage to Parity' works for women's political empowerment
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The online platform ‘Representation 2020.
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The online platform ‘Representation 2020.
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Arlene Foster, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, becomes the First Minister of Northern Ireland
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Arlene Foster, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, becomes the First Minister of Northern Ireland
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Ms. Arlene Foster, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, becomes the First Minister of Northern Ireland. This new appointment followed the decision by her predecessor, Mr. Peter Robinson, to step down as First Minister on November 2015. Ms. Foster has been Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone since 2003, and served as Minister of the Environment during the period 2007-2008, Minister for Enterprise and Investment (2008-2015), and Minister for Finance and Personnel (2015-2016).
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Ms. Arlene Foster, leader of the Democratic Unionist Party, becomes the First Minister of Northern Ireland. This new appointment followed the decision by her predecessor, Mr. Peter Robinson, to step down as First Minister on November 2015. Ms. Foster has been Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Fermanagh and South Tyrone since 2003, and served as Minister of the Environment during the period 2007-2008, Minister for Enterprise and Investment (2008-2015), and Minister for Finance and Personnel (2015-2016).
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The Economist interviews a Saudi female councillor
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January 11, 2016
The Economist interviews a Saudi female councillor
The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, speaks to Huda Al-Jeraisy, one of
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The Economist's editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, speaks to Huda Al-Jeraisy, one of
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Journalist Katherine Zoepf writes on the difficulties of being a woman in Saudi Arabia
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The New Yorker has recently published a long article by journalist Katherine Zoepf, focused on the difficulties experienced by women in Saudi Arabia. From sexual abuses to education, the article depicts the daily difficulties that girls and women experience in Saudi society to be effectively empowered, particularly due to cultural misrecognition: “Even now, it’s hard to overstate the cultural bias against women assuming more prominent public roles.
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The New Yorker has recently published a long article by journalist Katherine Zoepf, focused on the difficulties experienced by women in Saudi Arabia. From sexual abuses to education, the article depicts the daily difficulties that girls and women experience in Saudi society to be effectively empowered, particularly due to cultural misrecognition: “Even now, it’s hard to overstate the cultural bias against women assuming more prominent public roles.
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Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney urges Ban Ki-moon to fight for a female successor
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Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney today urged outgoing United Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to make every effort to ensure his successor is a woman.
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Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney today urged outgoing United Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to make every effort to ensure his successor is a woman.
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CNN Video on the Importance of Women for Peacebuilding
The CNN video 'Women Waging Peace' discusses the relevance of having women involved in peace negotiations. It can be accessed here.
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Interview with Anita Vandenbeld, Canadian MP and former iKNOW Politics Coordinator
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The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly in Pakistan Elects First Female Deputy Speaker in its History
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The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly in Pakistan Elects First Female Deputy Speaker in its History
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The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly has recently elected Dr. Mehar Taj Roghani as the new Deputy Speaker. She will be the first woman to occupy this position in history. Before that, Dr. Roghani worked as Special Assistant for the Chief Minister for Social Welfare. More information on this important step for the political empowerment of women in the region can be accessed by following this link.
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The Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (KP) Assembly has recently elected Dr. Mehar Taj Roghani as the new Deputy Speaker. She will be the first woman to occupy this position in history. Before that, Dr. Roghani worked as Special Assistant for the Chief Minister for Social Welfare. More information on this important step for the political empowerment of women in the region can be accessed by following this link.