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Mayor's Guide: Accelerating Gender Equality. Strengthening Communities by Advancing Women and Girls

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May 18, 2016

Mayor's Guide: Accelerating Gender Equality. Strengthening Communities by Advancing Women and Girls

This is a USA-focused guide for American mayors on how to promote gender equality in cities and local government.

This is a USA-focused guide for American mayors on how to promote gender equality in cities and local government.

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Colorado, Vermont, and Arizona, are the three states of the USA with the highest proportion of women legislators

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Colorado, Vermont, and Arizona, are the three states of the USA with the highest proportion of women legislators

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The political participation of women is currently a hot topic in American politics. In the race to the 2016 United States presidential elections, different polls declare Hillary Clinton a strong candidate to become the first female President of the country. Never before a woman had bigger chances to become President of the USA. However, gender equality in politics and women’s political empowerment is still a goal to be achieved.

The political participation of women is currently a hot topic in American politics. In the race to the 2016 United States presidential elections, different polls declare Hillary Clinton a strong candidate to become the first female President of the country. Never before a woman had bigger chances to become President of the USA. However, gender equality in politics and women’s political empowerment is still a goal to be achieved.

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"Scandal in Real Time" - a national conference on Black women, politics, oral history

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"Scandal in Real Time" - a national conference on Black women, politics, oral history

Like other blockbuster media moments, Shonda Rhimes' television s

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Emerge Wisconsin works to increase the number of women in politics in Wisconsin

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Emerge Wisconsin works to increase the number of women in politics in Wisconsin

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Emerge Wisconsin, an organization dedicated to increase the number of Democratic women in public office, has published an article on the underrepresentation of women in politics in that State. According to CAWP data, only 25.8% of state lawmakers are women; however, when women run for public office, they win in the same percentages as men.

Emerge Wisconsin, an organization dedicated to increase the number of Democratic women in public office, has published an article on the underrepresentation of women in politics in that State. According to CAWP data, only 25.8% of state lawmakers are women; however, when women run for public office, they win in the same percentages as men.