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Women who shaped US politics through presidential debates

Over the course of American political history, several notable women have made their mark on the presidential debate stage, paving the way for greater gender equality and representation in the realm of national politics. These women have broken...

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Women win Mexican primaries; one is likely to be first female president

Half of Mexico’s Congress is female. The cabinet is gender-balanced. And now, women have won the primaries of the two leading political blocs — making it likely that this traditionally macho nation will elect its first female president, ahead of the...

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Dismantle barriers to women’s political participation

While the push for gender equity continues globally, the country’s recently held harmonized elections proved that there is still a long way to go as far as women’s political participation is concerned.Only one woman, Mrs Elizabeth Valerio, the...

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Zimbabwe’s election was a fight between men – women are sidelined in politics despite quotas

Zimbabwe’s 2023 harmonised elections have largely been depicted as a battle between the two “Big Men” – President Emmerson Mnangagwa of the ruling Zanu-PF and Nelson Chamisa of the leading opposition party, the Citizens Coalition for Change (CCC)....

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2023: Zim's missed chance on women's political participation

In a nation where the struggle for gender equality has long been a focal point, the election in 2023 in Zimbabwe has poised to be a pivotal moment or women’s political participation.Despite the constitutional and legal provisions that guarantee...

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August 2023 election: Zim’s women battle to break political glass ceiling

Despite an elaborate legislative and policy framework in Zimbabwe pushing for women’s participation in politics, the numbers from the nomination process show a regression at all levels of candidature compared to statistics recorded in 2018. Overall...

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