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The Americas and the Caribbean

October 11, 2013
Sexist attitudes discourage women in politics, Canada

With only three female aldermen on the last council and just one woman running for mayor, some people are wondering why more women aren’t interested in seeking public office.

October 10, 2013
More women in Canadian politics urgently needed

By some measures, women are making huge gains when it comes to elected politics in Canada.

May 9, 2013
Gender-Based Quotas Needed In Jamaica

Quotas are one way to ensure that women are given a fair proportion of what is available, meaning equal spaces to influence and effect posit

April 29, 2013
Women’s rise in Latin American politics

Latin American culture is usually associated with being a chauvinistic society (known as machismo), particularly when it comes to how male individuals have historically bee