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Established in 2007, iKNOW Politics is a joint project of International IDEA, the Inter- parliamentary Union (IPU), the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women). Since March 2024, iKNOW Politics is funded by the European Union under the WYDE | Women’s Leadership initiative.
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The Deputy Minority Leader, Patricia Appiagyei, has called on young women, particularly students, to actively participate in politics and take up leadership positions.
When election time comes around, campaign posters feature candidates with a determined look in their eye, their local promises, well thought-out slogans in full view, and a smile – which
Hay un momento particular en la trayectoria de muchas mujeres jóvenes que deciden participar en política: el momento en que empiezan a destacar.
La conmemoración del Día Internacional de la Mujer en Guatemala este 8 de marzo marca un hito al anunciar la actualización de la Política Nacional de Promoción y Desarrollo Integral de las Mujeres, que busca reducir las brechas estructurales de género y fortalecer la aut