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Women in Politics: It’s about substance, not style

By Sheila Wood, Provincial Chief Financial Officer

Women in Politics: It’s about substance, not style

By Sheila Wood, Provincial Chief Financial Officer

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Female defence ministers pledge to break Europe's old boys' network

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Female defence ministers pledge to break Europe's old boys' network

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It happened at around 3pm on Saturday, in one of the conference rooms at Munich's Bayerischer Hof hotel, where politicians from around the world had gathered for an annual security conference.

It happened at around 3pm on Saturday, in one of the conference rooms at Munich's Bayerischer Hof hotel, where politicians from around the world had gathered for an annual security conference.

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Politics 101: How to Get Involved as a Young Woman

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Politics 101: How to Get Involved as a Young Woman

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If someone would have told me five years ago that I’d be co-directing a website with a state representative, connecting with progressive women leaders from around the country, and going to conferences to speak on young women in politics in 2014, I would have started laughing hysterically. But this is my life today.

If someone would have told me five years ago that I’d be co-directing a website with a state representative, connecting with progressive women leaders from around the country, and going to conferences to speak on young women in politics in 2014, I would have started laughing hysterically. But this is my life today.

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El Salvador elections: Putting women's right on the agenda

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El Salvador elections: Putting women's right on the agenda

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Jenny Pierce's recent piece about El Salvador on the Inter-American Development Bank's blog, Sin Miedos, questioned where women's voices fit into discussions surrounding the (in)famous gang truce brokered in 2012.

Jenny Pierce's recent piece about El Salvador on the Inter-American Development Bank's blog, Sin Miedos, questioned where women's voices fit into discussions surrounding the (in)famous gang truce brokered in 2012.

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Trying to break through Egypt’s political glass ceiling

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Trying to break through Egypt’s political glass ceiling

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Mariam Milad was the first Christian woman to found an Egyptian political party. She has run for parliament, and lost, three times. Undaunted, she is now preparing for her fourth parliamentary election, to be held sometime after the as-yet unscheduled presidential election.

 

We invite our users to read the complete article published January 31 2014

Mariam Milad was the first Christian woman to found an Egyptian political party. She has run for parliament, and lost, three times. Undaunted, she is now preparing for her fourth parliamentary election, to be held sometime after the as-yet unscheduled presidential election.

 

We invite our users to read the complete article published January 31 2014

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Thailand elections: Politics of crisis

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A state of emergency, streets paralyzed with protesters, the fatal shooting of a leading pro-government activist and an election campaign teetering on chaos may not sound like the script from a rising Southeast Asian economic powerhouse.

But for Thailand -- which manages to combine economic success and political mayhem in equal measure -- this weekend's elections are just another page in an eight-year struggle between supporters and opponents of Thaksin Shinawatra.

A state of emergency, streets paralyzed with protesters, the fatal shooting of a leading pro-government activist and an election campaign teetering on chaos may not sound like the script from a rising Southeast Asian economic powerhouse.

But for Thailand -- which manages to combine economic success and political mayhem in equal measure -- this weekend's elections are just another page in an eight-year struggle between supporters and opponents of Thaksin Shinawatra.

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Women Presidents Outperform Their Male Counterparts in Complex Economies

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Women Presidents Outperform Their Male Counterparts in Complex Economies

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As President Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union address this past week, he may have had more female peers watching this time than any president in U.S. history. In fact, female heads of state are more common now than ever before -- the number has quadrupled since 1960 when Sri Lanka's Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first elected female head of state in the modern world.

As President Obama delivered his fifth State of the Union address this past week, he may have had more female peers watching this time than any president in U.S. history. In fact, female heads of state are more common now than ever before -- the number has quadrupled since 1960 when Sri Lanka's Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the first elected female head of state in the modern world.

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The Primaries are Coming, are Women Running in Your State?

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The Primaries are Coming, are Women Running in Your State?

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There's still an opportunity for women to in increase their representation during this year's mid-term elections.

A new report from Rutgers' Center for American Women and Politics studying the 34 states holding U.S. Senate elections in 2014 shows an opportunity for women to make history. There is a lot more estrogen on the ballots.

There's still an opportunity for women to in increase their representation during this year's mid-term elections.

A new report from Rutgers' Center for American Women and Politics studying the 34 states holding U.S. Senate elections in 2014 shows an opportunity for women to make history. There is a lot more estrogen on the ballots.

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Hillary Easily Tops Christie In 2016 Poll

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Hillary Easily Tops Christie In 2016 Poll

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The latest ABC News/Washington Post survey showed Clinton polling at 53 percent among registered voters nationwide in the hypothetical matchup against Christie, who garnered 41 percent support.

The latest ABC News/Washington Post survey showed Clinton polling at 53 percent among registered voters nationwide in the hypothetical matchup against Christie, who garnered 41 percent support.

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