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November 16, 2021
Insults and intimidation: the price of female politics

“If you are a woman, you are not listened to. It’s almost like you don’t know what you’re talking about. You’re a woman, but that’s not what it says.

November 15, 2021
Transgender woman becomes head of Russian political party branch
A Russian woman, inspired by the successes of transgender politicians around the world, has been chosen to head a regional branch of the party Civic Initiative, almost a decade after beginning her career as a man.

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High-Level Event on Women's Political Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction

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High-Level Event on Women's Political Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction

The Permanent Missions of the United Arab Emirates and Germany to the United Nations and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security invite

August 27, 2019
What “Votes for Women” Means in 2020

By Erin Vilardi,

August 27, 2019
More than 180 women set to contest Federal National Council elections

Close to 200 women are set to contest this year's Federal National Council elections — more than double the number who took part when the country last went to the polls.

March 21, 2019
UN Women and partners launch new initiative to repeal discriminatory laws worldwide

Over 2.5 billion women and girls around the world are affected by discriminatory laws—law

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November 26, 2018
Malaysia: Not mandatory to have 30 per cent women representation in politics, says Hannah Yeoh

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has no intention to make it mandatory for there to be 30 per cent female involvement in government and politics, said the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry.

August 29, 2018
Zimbabwe: Politics no easy road for women

The just-ended harmonised elections in Zimbabwe have revealed that very few women triumphed in their quest to represent the people in both the National Assembly and in local authorities.