How the 'System of Beauty' Hurts Female Politicians

April 9, 2013

How the 'System of Beauty' Hurts Female Politicians

Talking about their looks makes women running for office seem less competent, less effective, and less qualified -- even when it's just praise and compliments.

Interview with Wong Shu Qi, Democratic Action Party Executive Secretary, Malaysia

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April 9, 2013

Interview with Wong Shu Qi, Democratic Action Party Executive Secretary, Malaysia

Interview with Wong Shu Qi, DAP Executive Secretary for Political Education, on how she went from being a journalist to an aspiring politician.

April 8, 2013

UN calls for accelerated action with 1,000 days to go on Millennium Development Goals

People around the world invited to join in boosting momentum for most successful global anti-poverty push in history

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Fiji's Women Forum 4

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Fiji's Women Forum 4

The Fiji's Women Forum is a national consultation to discuss the participation of women in the democratization process. Since last year there have been 3 such national forums.

April 8, 2013

Politics, elections and the "reality" of women's rights in Kuwait

Political authoritarianism has been constant feature in the Arab political systems, and despite the ongoing “Arab Spring,” there is a continuing tendency to prevent women from freely participating in political processes

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Regional Online Consultation on Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean: Gender Equality in the Future We Want

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Regional Online Consultation on Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean: Gender Equality in the Future We Want

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AGORA E-discussion on 'The Challenges and Needs of First-Time Parliamentarians'

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AGORA E-discussion on 'The Challenges and Needs of First-Time Parliamentarians'

To mark the launch of Arabic Portal, AGORA will be organising an E-discussion on 'The Challenges and Needs of First-Time Parliamentarians'launching March 1st till Apri

The Elephant of Patriarchy in Political Parties

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April 2, 2013

The Elephant of Patriarchy in Political Parties

One of the major issues that persist throughout the world is that women’s physical presence and voices in positions of power and decision making within political parties remains weak and almost non-existent.

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