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Multi-party Caucuses for Gender Equality: A Handbook for Parliamentarians in Latin America and the Caribbean

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January 24, 2018

Multi-party Caucuses for Gender Equality: A Handbook for Parliamentarians in Latin America and the Caribbean

Parliamentary gender caucuses bring together legislators committed to advancing women’s rights and gender equality to coordinate their efforts and accelerate progress.

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Parliamentary gender caucuses bring together legislators committed to advancing women’s rights and gender equality to coordinate their efforts and accelerate progress.

January 24, 2018
There’s now a searchable database of the black women running for office in 2018

Hundreds of thousands of women marched on the streets in response to Donald Trump’s electio

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January 23, 2018
Lebanon pushes for more women in politics

Lebanon is campaigning to get at least five times more women elected to Parliament this spring in its first vote in nearly 10 years, the country’s first women’s affairs minister says.

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January 23, 2018
We deserve better, Kenyan women tell President Kenyatta

The Federation of Women Lawyers has accused President Uhuru Kenyatta of treating women as ‘second class citizens’ after he failed to name any of them in his first batch of nine members of the Cabinet.

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Women slowly changing the face of French politics

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January 23, 2018

Women slowly changing the face of French politics

The current French parliament has the most women it has ever had: 224 women were elected in June, out of 577 seats. This is mostly due to president Emmanuel Macron, who pushed for more women to run for office.

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The current French parliament has the most women it has ever had: 224 women were elected in June, out of 577 seats. This is mostly due to president Emmanuel Macron, who pushed for more women to run for office.

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Briefing on Women’s Political Participation: Global Tools, Trends and Challenges

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Briefing on Women’s Political Participation: Global Tools, Trends and Challenges

A Briefing Series Inspired by Sustainable Development Goal #5: “Achieve Gender Equality and Empower All Women and Girls”

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Summary of the e-Discussion on Engaging Male Champions for Women’s Political Participation

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January 12, 2018

Summary of the e-Discussion on Engaging Male Champions for Women’s Political Participation

The e-Discussion on Engaging Male Champions for Women’s Polit

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The e-Discussion on Engaging Male Champions for Women’s Polit

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January 10, 2018
Trinidad and Tobago elects its first female president: Paula-Mae Weekes

Justice Paula-Mae Weekes has been elected president of island nation Trinidad and Tobago. This makes her the first woman to lead the twin sovereign island in the southernmost part of the Caribbean.

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January 8, 2018
Women in politics: Invitation to shadow Welsh Assembly member

Young women are being given the chance to shadow an assembly member for the day in an effort to boost female participation in politics.

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