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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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THEMATIC WEBINAR: PRESENTING FINDINGS OF FACT SHEETS ON GENDER SOCIAL NORMS & WOMEN’S POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND REPRESENTATION

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) is organising a second webinar under the Women and Youth Democratic Engagement (WYDE) – Women’s Leadership…

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Webinar: Presenting Findings of Fact Sheets on Gender Social Norms and Women’s Political Participation and Representation
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International Women's Day Webinar 2026 From Tokenism to Transformation: Achieving Gender Parity in Politics for the Next Generation
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The role of male politicians in achieving gender equality in politics
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https://borgenproject.org/update-poverty-in-bolivia/
August 4, 2026
Indigenous Political Representation and Poverty in Bolivia

Electoral Quotas in Bolivia

https://en.yabiladi.com/articles/details/199112/barometer-female-political-representation-launched.html
August 4, 2026
A new barometer on female political representation launched ahead of Morocco 2026 elections

The Democratic Association of Moroccan Women (ADFM) announced on Tuesday the launch of a «barometer of women’s political representation», designed to assess parties’ commitment to genuine equality.

https://www.idea.int/news/report-womens-political-participation-panama
August 4, 2026
Report on women’s political participation in Panama
As part of their commitment to advancing gender equality, International IDEA and the Institute of Democratic Studies (INED) of Panama’s Electoral Tribunal present the Report on Women’s Political Participation in Panama’s 2024 Elections.
https://www.undp.org/south-sudan/stories/beyond-representation-south-sudans-women-parliamentarians
August 4, 2026
Beyond Representation: South Sudan's Women Parliamentarians

As South Sudan prepares for a defining moment in its democratic transition, another transformation is unfolding – not in campaign rallies or political negotiations, but inside the Parliament. 

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