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Training for increased women's political participation in Myanmar

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Creating women’s wings within political parties allows women greater influence over policymaking

Nang Tin Shwe Oo is a member of the Pa’O National Organization (PNO), an ethnic political party from the Pa’O region in Myanmar’s Shan State. The PNO is one of 41 political parties in the country that has created a women’s wing with support and training through the European Union-funded ‘Support to Electoral Processes and Democracy (STEP Democracy)’ programme in Myanmar.

Creating women’s wings within political parties allows women greater influence over policymaking

Nang Tin Shwe Oo is a member of the Pa’O National Organization (PNO), an ethnic political party from the Pa’O region in Myanmar’s Shan State. The PNO is one of 41 political parties in the country that has created a women’s wing with support and training through the European Union-funded ‘Support to Electoral Processes and Democracy (STEP Democracy)’ programme in Myanmar.

Myanmar still fails to bring more women into politics

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October 14, 2020

Myanmar still fails to bring more women into politics

Women account for 51 percent of Myanmar’s population and 19 million out of 37 million eligible voters at the 2020 general election.

Women account for 51 percent of Myanmar’s population and 19 million out of 37 million eligible voters at the 2020 general election.

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Increasing female leaders in Myanmar

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Increasing female leaders in Myanmar

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Across the world, people are making efforts to increase the number of women in government in order to reduce gender disparities and help ensure that the voices and concerns of women are heard.

Across the world, people are making efforts to increase the number of women in government in order to reduce gender disparities and help ensure that the voices and concerns of women are heard.

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Trailblazers of local democracy and gender equality in Rakhine

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Trailblazers of local democracy and gender equality in Rakhine

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Daw Saw Yee and Daw Ohn Shwe have many things in common, but until recently their paths had not crossed. Both in their 50s, their communities elected the two women as village tract administrators in January 2018 during the third local elections to take place since Myanmar started its transition to democracy.

Daw Saw Yee and Daw Ohn Shwe have many things in common, but until recently their paths had not crossed. Both in their 50s, their communities elected the two women as village tract administrators in January 2018 during the third local elections to take place since Myanmar started its transition to democracy.

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Female representation in politics remains “strikingly low” in Myanmar

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Female representation in politics remains “strikingly low” in Myanmar

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Female lawmakers, in a country where women make up 52 percent of the population, account for around 10pc of the overall MPs in both the national and regional legislatures.

Female lawmakers, in a country where women make up 52 percent of the population, account for around 10pc of the overall MPs in both the national and regional legislatures.

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A Five Day Induction for Myanmar MPs

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A Five Day Induction for Myanmar MPs

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Based on a survey of Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Myanmar Hluttaw recognizing the need for more support and more opportunities to learn about the role and functions of the parliament, the Myanmar Hluttaw organized, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), a fiv

Based on a survey of Members of Parliament (MPs) from the Myanmar Hluttaw recognizing the need for more support and more opportunities to learn about the role and functions of the parliament, the Myanmar Hluttaw organized, with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU), a fiv

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Aung San Suu Kyi wins majority in Myanmar elections

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Aung San Suu Kyi wins majority in Myanmar elections

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It is official. The decades of military-rule dictatorship are over in Myanmar.

It is official. The decades of military-rule dictatorship are over in Myanmar.