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May 19, 2014
Lose an Election? If You're Female, It May Have Been Because Of Your Eyebrows

Big brows may be trendy, but the American public’s sense of propriety gets inflamed if they’re on a female elected official’s face.

May 19, 2014
Women make better choices, say voters, Ireland

SEVEN out of 10 voters believe their local authority would make better decisions if it had more female councillors, a new opinion poll reveals.

May 19, 2014
Nigeria: Amaechi Tasks Women On Greater Participation in Politics

More participation of women in politics will go along way in making democracy in Nigeria an interesting game, even as it would help in stamping out corruption in the political system. This position was made by the Rivers State Governor, Rotimi Amaechi.

May 16, 2014
Reforms stressed to strengthen women political leadership, Pakistan

Women political participation in Pakistan is constrained due to deep-rooted gender inequality and politics of patronage. There is need to not only sensitize political leadership but also introduce broader legislative and electoral reforms to strengthen women political leadership in Pakistan.

May 16, 2014
Almost 60 candidates MEPs for the 2014 European elections endorse the EWL Manifesto! Get your candidate to endorse too!

You will find here the list of MEPs who have already endorsed EWL Manifesto. Let’s get much more until the European elections! Thanks for your support!

May 16, 2014
The 10 electoral appeals from the women’s movements in Belgium
 
May 15, 2014
IPU recommends special measures in Egyptian electoral law to ensure representative parliament

IPU has recommended a comprehensive series of affirmative action and implementation measures aimed at ensuring a minimum-level representation of women and other under-represented groups in the next Egyptian parliament.

May 13, 2014
Women need to organise as a pressure group, India

There is a need for women to organise themselves as a pressure group to be able to carve a niche in the political sphere, three Delhi-based women journalists said Saturday.

May 13, 2014
Women may get 79 House seats, fewer than 2009, Indonesia

Women may get 79 or 14 percent of the total seats in the House of Representatives following April's legislative election; a figure that was lower than the historic high of 18 percent or 103 seats in the 2009 election, researchers said Monday.