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July 29, 2015
UK party leadership election: Labour contender Jeremy Corbyn commits to gender parity with a 50:50 shadow cabinet

We will never be a successful society in which all are able to achieve their potential until we have equality for women”.

July 28, 2015
History made in Taiwan: two women candidates compete in 2016 presidential campaign

Taiwan’s top two political parties have each nominated a woman to run in the 2016 presidential election.

July 23, 2015
International IDEA: Head of Democracy Assessment, Analysis & Advisory

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July 23, 2015
2 Consultancies: iKNOW Politics Language Facilitators

We are hiring two consultants to act as Language Facilitators for the iKNOW Politics platform!

April 30, 2015
Senator Mikulski will give remarks on her 45 years as a trailblazer for women’s political participation

Throughout her impressive career, Barbara Mikulski, the senior U.S. senator from Maryland, has been one of the fiercest advocates in Congress for the advancement of women and girls.

April 30, 2015
Parliamentarians in Niger gather around the theme of "Gender and Islam"

Nearly 30 members of Niger’s national assembly discussed the relationship between gender and Islam during a one-day forum organized by NDI in Sadoré (40 km from Niamey, the capital of Niger) on March 7.

Women Suffrage
April 27, 2015
We women must vote or be ignored

On February 6, 1918, a select group gained suffrage but it took 10 more years before all women had the same voting rights as men. Yet at the last election, in 2010, more than nine million women didn’t use that hard-won right. 

elections
April 9, 2015
UNDP is preparing women to contest in the upcoming elections in Bougainville

UNDP has been providing training to 25 aspiring women, offering information on advocacy and lobbying tools, and also a chance to network.