Introducing Saudi Arabia’s first women candidates
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Regional Conference celebrating the 15th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325: Prospects and Challenges
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Regional Conference celebrating the 15th Anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325: Prospects and Challenges
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The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH), the General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW), and the General Union of Jordanian Women organized a regional conference on October 5th and 6th, 2015 in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
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The Palestinian Initiative for the Promotion of Global Dialogue and Democracy (MIFTAH), the General Union of Palestinian Women (GUPW), and the General Union of Jordanian Women organized a regional conference on October 5th and 6th, 2015 in the Jordanian capital, Amman.
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Women for Change: Two projects in favor of women in South of the Mediterranean win
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The Women for Change award is a joint initiative that started in 2013 by the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, the Orange Foundation and Marie Claire.
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The Women for Change award is a joint initiative that started in 2013 by the Women’s Forum for the Economy and Society, the Orange Foundation and Marie Claire.
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Helen Clark: 2015: Speech to Women’s International Forum, "An Important Year for Gender and Development"
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Helen Clark: 2015: Speech to Women’s International Forum, "An Important Year for Gender and Development"
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It is a pleasure to address the Women’s International Forum this afternoon.
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It is a pleasure to address the Women’s International Forum this afternoon.
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The government is making gender equality a tougher battle in Australia
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A national meeting of Labor women has been told the government is making gender equality a tougher battle in Australia.
Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek told the convention on Saturday that a range of budget measures announced in May will work against women and used as an example the story of a single mum living in her Sydney electorate.
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A national meeting of Labor women has been told the government is making gender equality a tougher battle in Australia.
Deputy Opposition Leader Tanya Plibersek told the convention on Saturday that a range of budget measures announced in May will work against women and used as an example the story of a single mum living in her Sydney electorate.
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Rwanda is proof that more women should work in criminal justice
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As the world looks on in horror at the bloodshed in Gaza, Mary Gahonzire brings a unique perspective to the role of women in peacemaking and reconciliation. Gahonzire is deputy commissioner of the Rwanda Correctional Service, which runs prisons in the country that 20 years ago was torn apart by 100 days of killing.
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As the world looks on in horror at the bloodshed in Gaza, Mary Gahonzire brings a unique perspective to the role of women in peacemaking and reconciliation. Gahonzire is deputy commissioner of the Rwanda Correctional Service, which runs prisons in the country that 20 years ago was torn apart by 100 days of killing.
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Women in Politics finds support at the Local Government New Zealand Conference
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Women in Politics, a brand-new organisation for New Zealand women in political office, was met with overwhelming support at the 2014 Local Government New Zealand Conference held this weekend in Nelson.
The networking opportunities at the conference meant that the group’s new Chair Angela O’Leary - also a Hamilton City Councillor - was able to introduce the group to Elected Members from around the country.
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Women in Politics, a brand-new organisation for New Zealand women in political office, was met with overwhelming support at the 2014 Local Government New Zealand Conference held this weekend in Nelson.
The networking opportunities at the conference meant that the group’s new Chair Angela O’Leary - also a Hamilton City Councillor - was able to introduce the group to Elected Members from around the country.
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Czech parties with few female candidates may lose subsidies
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Political parties that have less than 30 percent female representation in their lists of candidates for the general and regional elections may get less money from the state per mandate gained, according to a draft amendment to the election law, which daily Právo writes about today.
The provision was initiated by Human Rights Minister Jiří Dienstbier (Social Democrats, ČSSD).
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Political parties that have less than 30 percent female representation in their lists of candidates for the general and regional elections may get less money from the state per mandate gained, according to a draft amendment to the election law, which daily Právo writes about today.
The provision was initiated by Human Rights Minister Jiří Dienstbier (Social Democrats, ČSSD).
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Leading Libyan Female Politician Gunned Down As Rebels Battle In The Capital
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Gunmen shot dead a leading Libyan female lawmaker in the restive city of Darna on Tuesday, as rival militias and government forces continued to battle for control of a major airport in the capital, Tripoli.
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Gunmen shot dead a leading Libyan female lawmaker in the restive city of Darna on Tuesday, as rival militias and government forces continued to battle for control of a major airport in the capital, Tripoli.