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February 15, 2007

The Quota Database

This database provides access to a number of resources on the use of electoral quotas for women. It contains quota details for over ninety countries, and provides country case studies, working papers, and a discussion forum on topics related to gender quotas.

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This database provides access to a number of resources on the use of electoral quotas for women. It contains quota details for over ninety countries, and provides country case studies, working papers, and a discussion forum on topics related to gender quotas.

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الفاضل توقع مذكرة تعاون تجمع برلمانيات "شبكة أفريقيا والعالم العربي" و"الأبيض المتوسط" في مجال تمكين المرأة

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الفاضل توقع مذكرة تعاون تجمع برلمانيات "شبكة أفريقيا والعالم العربي" و"الأبيض المتوسط" في مجال تمكين المرأة

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مذكرة التعاون تهدف إلى ترسيخ ثقافة إدماج احتياجات المرأة في التنمية الوطنية للدول من خلال تطبيق مبادئ تكافؤ الفرص عبر آليات واستراتيجيات وخطط عمل مبتكرة وشاملة، والمساهمة في وضع مبادئ تشريعية تنظم الذكاء الاصطناعي من أجل حماية حقوق المرأة، وصون كرامتها وتعزيز التعاون متعدد الأطراف مع دول المنطقة من أجل تحقيق قواعد مشتركة، مشيرةً إلى اهتمام مذكرة التعاون بتعزيز العمل المشترك ب

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الفاضل توقع مذكرة تعاون تجمع برلمانيات

مذكرة التعاون تهدف إلى ترسيخ ثقافة إدماج احتياجات المرأة في التنمية الوطنية للدول من خلال تطبيق مبادئ تكافؤ الفرص عبر آليات واستراتيجيات وخطط عمل مبتكرة وشاملة، والمساهمة في وضع مبادئ تشريعية تنظم الذكاء الاصطناعي من أجل حماية حقوق المرأة، وصون كرامتها وتعزيز التعاون متعدد الأطراف مع دول المنطقة من أجل تحقيق قواعد مشتركة، مشيرةً إلى اهتمام مذكرة التعاون بتعزيز العمل المشترك ب

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Raging, radical and ready for change: France’s angry green women are an inspiration to us all

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July 15, 2024

Raging, radical and ready for change: France’s angry green women are an inspiration to us all

"I really like these angry green women,” a French friend said recently, as the

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"I really like these angry green women,” a French friend said recently, as the

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Women 'changing the game' in Mongolia's patriarchal politics

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Women 'changing the game' in Mongolia's patriarchal politics

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Mongolians go to the polls in parliamentary elections on Friday, with the ruling Mongolian People's Party widely expected to retain a majority it has held for eight years.

But for the first time in almost a decade, parties are required by law to ensure that 30 percent of their candidates are women, in a country where politics is overwhelmingly dominated by men.

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Mongolians go to the polls in parliamentary elections on Friday, with the ruling Mongolian People's Party widely expected to retain a majority it has held for eight years.

But for the first time in almost a decade, parties are required by law to ensure that 30 percent of their candidates are women, in a country where politics is overwhelmingly dominated by men.

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General Elections 2024 | The missing women in Indian politics

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General Elections 2024 | The missing women in Indian politics

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Phase 1 of the General Elections 2024 is over. There is still a long way to go before June 4 when the votes will be counted. Till then, we will be inundated with endless speculation, conjecture, guesses, accusatory statements by opposing sides — and the ritual photographs of women lining up to vote, holding aloft their election identity cards.

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Phase 1 of the General Elections 2024 is over. There is still a long way to go before June 4 when the votes will be counted. Till then, we will be inundated with endless speculation, conjecture, guesses, accusatory statements by opposing sides — and the ritual photographs of women lining up to vote, holding aloft their election identity cards.

‘The political system is misfiring’: Why young women don’t see themselves becoming politicians

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April 16, 2024

‘The political system is misfiring’: Why young women don’t see themselves becoming politicians

One hundred and twenty-two years after women in Australia won the right to vote and stand for parliament, it’s fair to say we’ve come a long way on women’s representation in politics. 

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One hundred and twenty-two years after women in Australia won the right to vote and stand for parliament, it’s fair to say we’ve come a long way on women’s representation in politics. 

Sudanese women trapped between conflict and political marginalization in peace negotiations

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March 25, 2024

Sudanese women trapped between conflict and political marginalization in peace negotiations

In the ongoing war in Sudan, there is an insufficiently narrated tragedy—the plight of women who are paying a hefty price for this war and are simultaneously being kept from the table in the discussion of how this war can end.

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In the ongoing war in Sudan, there is an insufficiently narrated tragedy—the plight of women who are paying a hefty price for this war and are simultaneously being kept from the table in the discussion of how this war can end.

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Inspiring Equal and Inclusive Participation of Women in Political Decision-Making – Crossed Perspectives from Europe and Japan

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Inspiring Equal and Inclusive Participation of Women in Political Decision-Making – Crossed Perspectives from Europe and Japan

The Delegation of the European Union to Japan is pleased to invite you to an online seminar “Inspiring Equal and Inclusive Participation of Women in Political Decision-M

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