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Nigeria’s renewed push to correct decades of severe gender imbalance in political representation has thrust one proposal to the centre of national debate: the Reserved Seats Bill, a constitutional amendment legislation seeking to create additional elective seats exclusi

As Bangladesh moves towards its 13th national parliamentary election, the issue of women's political representation has once again come into sharp focus.

This data story looks at the economic empowerment of women over the past decade and a half across selected Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Liban, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine*, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria,

The act was a forceful symbol of her support for the movement and condemnation of the Iranian regime.

Abstract

Feminist scholars and advocates have long asserted that women’s rights and gender equality are fundamental prerequisites for democratic governance.