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Do women voters favor women candidates? Not really, Iowa shows

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Do women voters favor women candidates? Not really, Iowa shows

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This November, Iowans have the opportunity to break the glass ceiling and send their first female to Congress.

This November, Iowans have the opportunity to break the glass ceiling and send their first female to Congress.

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Youth representation in parliament remains a challenge to democracy despite encouraging trends

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Youth representation in parliament remains a challenge to democracy despite encouraging trends

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Do Quotas for Female Politicians Work?

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SÃO PAULO—This year, for the first time in Brazil’s history, two women—incumbent President Dilma Rousseff and former environment minister Marina Silva—had a serious chance of winning the presidency. Marina, who sought the country’s highest office after the death of her running mate in August, ultimately fell short, coming in third in voting this week behind Dilma and Aécio Neves, who now enter a runoff.

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SÃO PAULO—This year, for the first time in Brazil’s history, two women—incumbent President Dilma Rousseff and former environment minister Marina Silva—had a serious chance of winning the presidency. Marina, who sought the country’s highest office after the death of her running mate in August, ultimately fell short, coming in third in voting this week behind Dilma and Aécio Neves, who now enter a runoff.

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Brazil election: Dilma Rousseff to face Aecio Neves in run-off

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Brazil election: Dilma Rousseff to face Aecio Neves in run-off

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Brazil's presidential race will go to a second round after incumbent Dilma Rousseff fell short of an outright victory in Sunday's election.

Brazil's presidential race will go to a second round after incumbent Dilma Rousseff fell short of an outright victory in Sunday's election.

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Youth participation in the democratic process: Resolution adopted by consensus by the 122nd IPU Assembly

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October 3, 2014

Youth participation in the democratic process: Resolution adopted by consensus by the 122nd IPU Assembly

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National Intergenerational Dialogue on Advancing Youth Participation and Representation in Leadership and Decision-Making

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