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September 10, 2013
Seven local women from Pensacola form Institute for Women in Politics, USA

Seven local women announced the formation of the Institute for Women in Politics of Northwest Florida Inc. The nonprofit corporation will “provide ...

September 10, 2013
Excluding women from politics is a barrier to ending global poverty

At current rates of progress it will take 120 years before women make up half of world leaders and more than 50 years before women are equally represented in the world’s parliaments, warns a new report published today (10 Sept 2013) by international development charity VSO.

September 9, 2013
Second haredi woman gets threats over political candidacy, Israel

A haredi woman running for the new Ometz Lev party in Jerusalem’s municipal elections has received anonymous threats demanding that she withdraw her candidacy.

September 9, 2013
Cambodia sees fewer female lawmakers in upcoming parliament

Twenty-five out of the 123 lawmakers elected during the July 28 national election are female, the official election results have shown. Sunday.

September 9, 2013
Women in African politics: a vote of confidence

On a sunny day in early May, in Ndu, northwest Cameroon, a group of women, many of whom have taken the day off from work on their farms, are evaluating the performance of an aspiring politician.

September 8, 2013
Nova Peris elected as first Indigenous woman in Federal Parliament, Australia

Nova Peris has become the first Indigenous woman to be elected to the Federal Parliament. The Olympic hockey gold medal winner will take a place in the Senate representing the Northern Territory for Labor. 

September 8, 2013
As Christine Quinn Fades, Why Aren’t More Women Winning? USA

Ex-frontrunner Christine Quinn is the latest female candidate to start strong, but fade at the end. Are women voters part of the problem?

September 6, 2013
Federal politics remain a male bastion in Canada

Across Canada, just one-quarter of our Members of Parliament are women. In many ridings, they’re seen as “sacrificial lambs” running for a party that’s unlikely to win.

September 6, 2013
Australian Women in Politics: Cate Faehrmann, lead Senate candidate for the Greens in NSW

Cate Faehrmann acknowledges the fact that she took a big risk in resigning from the NSW Legislative Assembly to contest the federal election on September 7. But for this traditional ‘greenie’ and founding director of GetUp!, “its absolutely a risk worth taking”.