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Constitution review in Nigeria: Committee presents 68 alterations as women protest exclusion from politics - Daily Post
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
Constitution review in Nigeria: Committee presents 68 alterations as women protest exclusion from politics
Daily Post
The House of Representatives special committee on review of the 1999 Constitution has presented the first batch of its report.  The Committee, chaired by Deputy Speaker Idris Wase (APC, Plateau), presented the 68 alterations to the green chamber....
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Italian President Giovanni Leone and Vittoria Leone Walk with President Gerald R. Ford and First Lady Betty Ford through Quirinale Palace in Rome. Photo: The U.S. National Archives, Public Domain.
Tuesday, March 01, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Italy’s gender equality conundrum
Italics Magazine
Italy’s new President, once again, is not a woman. But the problem is not just cultural. Two weeks ago, Sergio Mattarella was sworn in as the Italian President of the Republic. He accepted his second seven-year term after six days and seven...
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CSW66
Monday, February 28, 2022
CSW66 (2022)
The sixty-sixth session of the Commission on the Status of Women will take place from 14 to 25 March 2022. Due to the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, CSW66 will take place in a hybrid format. All side events and parallel events will be...
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UN Women
Monday, February 28, 2022
United Nations observance of International Women’s Day 2022
The United Nations observance of International Women’s Day will be held virtually on 8 March, 10–11.30am UTC–5. The theme for this year’s observance is “Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow”. The year 2022 is pivotal for achieving...
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Gender equality in Colombia: Access to justice and politics at the local level - OECD
Friday, February 25, 2022
Report / White Paper
Gender equality in Colombia: Access to justice and politics at the local level
OECD
This report assesses women’s access to justice and women’s political participation in parliament, local councils and civil society organisations in Colombia. It examines existing legal, political and institutional frameworks in order to better...
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Priorities for advancing women’s equal political leadership in the coming year - Brookings
Thursday, February 24, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Africa: Priorities for advancing women’s equal political leadership in the coming year
Brookings
By Chiedo Nwankwor Women’s equal participation in government is central to democracy and achieving sustainable development and egalitarian societies. While the struggle to redress the marginalization of women in leadership positions show a measure...
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Kirinyaga Governor Anne Waiguru (seated centre) with other female politicians from different political parties speak to journalists at a Nairobi hotel in 2019.  Credits: Evans Habil | Nation Media Group
Wednesday, February 23, 2022
Case Study
Kenya: How political parties have treated women leaders
Nation Africa
President Uhuru Kenyatta’s inaction on former Chief Justice David Maraga’s September 2020 recommendation to dissolve Parliament for failure to enact gender parity laws is the latest bump in the long road to equality for Kenyan women in political...
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OSCE
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Realizing gender equality in parliaments: transforming institutions, delivering for all women and men
In 2020 and early 2021, ODIHR conducted a study on best practices and lessons learned on gender sensitivity of national parliaments in the OSCE region. This research, conducted in collaboration with the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly and 46 national...
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Promoting women's political participation: from quotas to parity - UNW
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
Guide / Training Material
Promoting women's political participation: From quotas to parity
UN Women
This guide is designed to increase the understanding of the legal obligations of countries in the West and Central Africa (WCA) region to achieve gender equality in decision-making. It focuses on strengthening efforts to improve the legal framework...
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Gender-sensitive parliaments: beyond the add women and stir approach in Wales - Credits: Chwaraeteg
Monday, February 21, 2022
Case Study
Gender-sensitive parliaments: Beyond the add women and stir approach in Wales
Chwaraeteg
Every decision a parliamentarian makes is a chance to advance gender equality. From choosing a topic for an oversight inquiry to drafting legislative amendments, gender-sensitive scrutiny can help bring inequalities to the surface and find remedies...
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Protesting Turkey's gender violence policies in Istanbul, July 2021 - Emanuele Satolli / Contrasto / Reuters (published on Foreign Affairs)
Monday, February 21, 2022
Academic Paper / Article
Revenge of the patriarchs: Why autocrats fear women
Foreign Affairs Latinoamérica
The pantheon of autocratic leaders includes a great many sexists, from Napoléon Bonaparte, who decriminalized the murder of unfaithful wives, to Benito Mussolini, who claimed that women “never created anything.” And while the twentieth century saw...
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A quick guide to gender-sensitive scrutiny in Malaysia - INTER PARES
Friday, February 18, 2022
Guide / Training Material
A quick guide to gender-sensitive scrutiny in Malaysia
INTER PARES
This guide is designed to help Members and staff of the Parliament of Malaysia undertake gender-sensitive scrutiny of laws, budgets, and policies. Click here to download the guide published by INTER PARES.
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Friday, February 18, 2022
Equality in democracy
Högskolan Väst celebrates International Women's Day and as part of this, the Centrum för Hållbarhet (CFH) invites you to a lecture with Rumbidzai Kandawasvika-Nhundu, Senior Advisor in Democracy and Inclusion at International IDEA, on 8 March  2022...
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Foreign Minister of Mongolia Battsetseg Batmunkh Credit: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Mongolia
Friday, February 18, 2022
Mongolia now has a record number of women ambassadors
The Diplomat
The achievement is part of a long trek toward gender equality in Mongolia’s foreign policy. Last year, Mongolia celebrated its 110th anniversary as an independent country. Along with that, modern Mongolia has notched 110 years of national diplomacy...
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Running for office is still for men—some data on the “Ambition Gap” - Brookings
Friday, February 18, 2022
Case Study
Running for office is still for men—some data on the Ambition Gap
Brookings
As the 2022 midterm election season gets underway, speculation is already mounting that it’s going to be another banner year for female candidates. Early reports suggest that Black women and Republican women are especially poised to make historic...
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A quick guide to gender-sensitive scrutiny in Bhutan - credits: INTER PARES
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Guide / Training Material
A quick guide to gender-sensitive scrutiny in Bhutan
INTER PARES
This guide is designed to help Members and staff of the Parliament of Bhutan undertake gender-sensitive scrutiny of laws, budgets, and policies. Click here to download the guide published by INTER PARES.
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Women hold record number of Australian Government board positions - Mirage News
Thursday, February 17, 2022
Women hold record number of Australian Government board positions
Mirage News
The Morrison Government has welcomed the latest Gender Balance on Government Boards figures, which show that for the first time, more than half of Australian Government board positions are held by women. Women now hold a record 50.2 per cent of...
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U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris—meets with Honduran President Xiomara Castro, thon Jan. 27. (Instagram / Ms Magazine)
Wednesday, February 16, 2022
Data and Statistics
Women are more likely to get elected to local bodies than to national parliaments
Ms Magazine
By Akshi Chawla As women elected officials move from local politics towards the subnational and national levels, they begin to be replaced by more and more men. Women comprise just over one-third (36 percent) of the over 6 million elected members in...
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