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Women's political participation

March 9, 2014
Electoral system and women’s representation in Nepal: need for reform?

International IDEA in collaboration with Demo Finland, UN Women and the Embassy of Finland organized a seminar on the Electoral System and Women’s Representation in Nepal: Need for Reform? on 4 March 2014 in Kathmandu.

March 7, 2014
Women's Leadership in Peace and Security: an Insecure Agenda

One of the rare positive impacts of armed conflict on gender relations is the increased movement, mobility and opportunities for women in political spaces for leadership in constructing and reconstructing peace in the society during conflict and post conflict situations.

March 6, 2014
Canada: Parliament Panel Fails Indigenous Women

A landmark Canadian parliamentary report released on March 7, 2014, failed to recommend needed steps to stem violence against indigenous women, Human Rights Watch said today.

March 6, 2014
Kirsten Gillibrand's goal: Recruit female candidates, win elections

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has been called a “sleeper” candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but the New York Democrat doesn’t sound as though the White House is in her sights.

March 6, 2014
Why we need to get smarter about quotas

There is a big debate in the world of those advocating gender parity and it goes like this.

March 6, 2014
Towards genuine application of the gender quota in Haiti: the importance of strengthening the capacity of women in political parties

Women account for over 52 per cent of the total population of Haiti and are very active in the economic and social sectors. Yet their political participation and representation in Parliament is very limited. Only seven of the 144 political parties are headed by women.

March 4, 2014
How Europe’s Five Female Defense Ministers Could Impact the Ukraine Conflict

With the new appointment of Roberta Pinotti as Italy’s defense minister, Europe now has five female defense ministers in charge of executing defense strategy.

March 4, 2014
Burton describes Dáil as ‘a men’s club’, Ireland

Irish society continues to treat women as second-class citizens, according to a report dedicated to creating a more women-friendly

March 2, 2014
Equality for Women is Progress for All
Message of Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, United Nations Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women, for International Women’s Day 2014.