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August 7, 2026

Time to act: Everyone has a role in making women’s leadership the norm

Advancing women’s political participation needs to go beyond legal and policy reforms.

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Advancing women’s political participation needs to go beyond legal and policy reforms.

Invisible barriers: How social norms keep women out of leadership roles

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August 7, 2026

Invisible barriers: How social norms keep women out of leadership roles

Invisible barriers: How social norms keep women out of leadership roles

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Invisible barriers: How social norms keep women out of leadership roles

https://www.idea.int/news/media-seminar-gender-social-norms-transformation
August 5, 2026
Media Seminar on gender social norms transformation
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The Democratic Association of Moroccan Women (ADFM) announced on Tuesday the launch of a «barometer of women’s political representation», designed to assess parties’ commitment to genuine equality.

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https://www.undp.org/south-sudan/stories/beyond-representation-south-sudans-women-parliamentarians
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Beyond Representation: South Sudan's Women Parliamentarians

As South Sudan prepares for a defining moment in its democratic transition, another transformation is unfolding – not in campaign rallies or political negotiations, but inside the Parliament. 

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https://lac.unwomen.org/en/stories/noticia/2026/07/medir-para-transformar-onu-mujeres-impulsa-una-agenda-regional-de-datos
August 4, 2026
From data to action: UN Women advances a regional data agenda for gender-responsive climate action

On 2 and 3 July, Mexico City hosted the regional workshop “Advances in the Development of Gender, Environment and Climate Change Indicators and their Georeferencing,” organized by UN Women Mexico.

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