July 7, 2025
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What Policies and Actions Are Needed To Encourage Women’s Leadership?
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Women’s Political Participation and Empowerment in Post-Coup Myanmar
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Women’s Political Participation and Empowerment in Post-Coup Myanmar
This side event will explore women’s political participation and empowerment in post-coup Myanmar.
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Myanmar Women Parliamentarian Network
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October 1, 2023
Myanmar Women Parliamentarian Network
Following the military coup in February 2021, elected representatives at the national, state and region level stood in solidarity and joined with millions of Myanmar citiz
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Following the military coup in February 2021, elected representatives at the national, state and region level stood in solidarity and joined with millions of Myanmar citiz
Inclusion and gender equality in post-coup Myanmar
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July 21, 2022
Inclusion and gender equality in post-coup Myanmar
This brief explores inclusion strategies for constitutional and democratic reform in the post-coup context of Myanmar.
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This brief explores inclusion strategies for constitutional and democratic reform in the post-coup context of Myanmar.
Substantive equality and women’s representation in public institutions
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July 11, 2022
Substantive equality and women’s representation in public institutions
This brief explores how constitutional advocates for women’s equality in Myanmar can advance women’s representation and meaningful participation in public decision-making and institutions.
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This brief explores how constitutional advocates for women’s equality in Myanmar can advance women’s representation and meaningful participation in public decision-making and institutions.
March 7, 2022
Myanmar’s first post-coup People’s Assembly decides on 30 per cent women’s quota
Women make up over half of Myanmar’s population, yet significant obstacles remain for women to be able to participate in political processes and to achieve equal representation in Myanmar’s state institutions.
February 2, 2022
Myanmar women take the lead in resisting the military
The issue of gender equality in Myanmar is in the spotlight again. Women are on the frontlines of the anti-coup protests taking place since the junta ousted the civilian government a year ago.
April 29, 2021
The women of Myanmar: ‘Our place is in the revolution’
Some 60 percent of protesters against the military coup are women who fear their hard-won rights hang in the balance.
March 5, 2021
Myanmar’s quest for women’s empowerment in times of crisis
The International Women’s Day is observed worldwide on Monday 8th March.