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Empowering African women and girls
GENDER equality remains the fulcrum for good governance and a strong foundation for economic growth. Therefore, women’s inclusion will positively enhance Africa’s political, social and economic development. We must therefore create strong...
How Nigeria’s youngest female lawmaker is coping
27-year-old Ruqayat Motunrayo Shittu, representing Owode/Onirin Constituency of Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State in the State House of Assembly is currently the youngest female legislator in Nigeria. A 2022 graduate of Mass Communication...
Why do rural women have little to no opportunity to participate in politics?
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The future of India lies in its villages.” However, these villages, which are considered the heart of Indian culture, have also been the site of gender-based discrimination and oppression.The girl growing up in rural India...
USA: women in NC must rise above partisan politics, like women in Ohio did
Women’s Equality Day is Aug. 26. It marks the anniversary of the certification of the 19th Amendment, granting some women the right to vote in 1920. Then, as now, women of color faced additional barriers to representation. Today — 103 years later —...
India: female voters outnumber men in Mizoram, but this doesn't translate to equal opportunity in politics
In what can be considered a boost to women empowerment, Mizoram's female voters have been found to officially outnumber its male voters, just ahead of the assembly polls.As per the draft rolls published by the state election department, there are...
Gender in newsrooms: why representation doesn’t equate to inclusion
This post, based on a conversation that took place during a webinar organised by Emma Goodman in collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation’s Global Media Partnership’s team, dives into some of the issues highlighted by the recent...

iKNOW Politics Partners Resources

Inter-Parliamentary Union
Youth participation in national parliaments: 2023
Inter-Parliamentary Union
Lawmakers are getting younger but not everywhere
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
Promoting the role of youth in political and democratic spaces
Promoting the role of youth in political and democratic spaces (International IDEA)
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA)
Promoting the role of youth in political and democratic spaces
Snapshot from the 15 November online peer-to-peer dialogue, Promoting the role of youth in political and democratic spaces (International IDEA