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'Add women, change politics': Waterloo Mayor McCabe says of Toronto's now mayor-elect Chow

It wasn’t the landslide win some had predicted but it’s a seismic shift in Toronto politics all the same with Olivia Chow elected to lead Canada’s largest city on Monday, marking a political comeback nearly a decade in the making.The one-time...

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Zimbabwe: vote buying, an obstacle to women’s political participation

The Women’s Academy for Leadership and Political Excellence (Walpe) with support from the European Union delegation to Zimbabwe and in partnership with the Zimbabwe Election Support Network hosted an online television discussion on Bustop TV’s...

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Women participation gains momentum in Jerusalem municipal elections race

One hundred and forty-four days before the mayoral and city council elections, and it seems that the entry of women into the race has been the sole factor bringing some action to this sleepy campaign.On one hand, the Kiberstein Institute-led program...

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Women in politics face misogyny and violence in Zimbabwe

As Zimbabwe prepares for the 2023 general elections, women who aspire to participate in politics face numerous challenges, including stereotypes, violence, and patriarchal dominance.Within the landscape of Zimbabwe politics, women’s representation...

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Where are the women in Pakistan’s politics?

As the country gears up for fiercely controversial polls in October, what are the prospects for women’s political participation in Pakistan?When I was in fourth grade, Zubaida Jalal, then Pakistan’s federal minister for education, visited our school...

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Ghana: Increase women's participation, representation in 2023 district level elections

According to ABANTU, over the years, women have increasingly shown interest in the local government system that is intended to bring government to the doorstep of people but have failed to attain the 30% UN recommended minimum threshold in...

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