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UNWOMEN Women Parliamentarians
January 11, 2015
World average of women in parliament

Are you curious how many countries are above and below the world average of women in parliament?

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January 4, 2015
Gender equality: time for quotas in Scottish politics?

We have a woman who is First Minister if that’s not an example of us reaching gender equality, what is?

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December 29, 2014
Women take 7 of Taiwan's 22 council speaker seats

A new day for women dawned in Taiwan Thursday, with females winning seven of the 22 city and county council speaker positions throughout the country.

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On November the 19th 2014, Nicola Sturgeon became the first female Prime Minister of Scotland

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 by Lucile Huguet Scotland didn’t get enough Yes to become independent from England. However, the country is at a real turning point of its history. Scotland got its first female politician elected as head of the country. As we know, the No vote was predominant at the last referendum where people were asked if they wanted Scotland to remain part of the UK or not.

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Gender quotas in single-member district electoral systems

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December 11, 2014

Gender quotas in single-member district electoral systems

Conventional knowledge on the effectiveness of gender quotas for enhancing women’s political participation has, to date, been unanimous on the superiority of quotas in proportional representat

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Conventional knowledge on the effectiveness of gender quotas for enhancing women’s political participation has, to date, been unanimous on the superiority of quotas in proportional representat

Emily's list
December 1, 2014
The woman behind a massively influential political movement

Since Stephanie Schriock became president of EMILY's List, the political action committee focused on getting more pro-choice Democratic women elected to office, much has changed. The organization has raised more than $52 million and helped elect 62 women to the House and the Senate.

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Public Perceptions of Women in Leadership

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November 20, 2014

Public Perceptions of Women in Leadership

In the 2014 Fiji general election, 14% of elected parliamentarians were women. This percentage represents the largest proportion of women in Fiji’s parliament since independence in 1970.

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Women in Leadership in Fiji

In the 2014 Fiji general election, 14% of elected parliamentarians were women. This percentage represents the largest proportion of women in Fiji’s parliament since independence in 1970.

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