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Gender and politics in Portugal (Picture: Oxford Academic logo)
Friday, November 11, 2022
Academic Paper / Article
Gender and politics in Portugal
Oxford Academic
This chapter surveys the literature on gender and politics in Portugal, focusing on explanations for gender differences in political participation and representation. We map trends in women’s inclusion in key areas of political life: from...
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, Democrat Maura Healey of Massachusetts and Democrat Kathy Hochul of New York (A/Getty Images)
Thursday, November 10, 2022
USA: Female governors will break a record in 2023
CNN
The US will have a record number of female governors in 2023. Still, the record-setting number – 12 – will represent a small fraction of the top executives across the 50 states. The previous record of nine female governors serving concurrently was...
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Massachusetts Gov.-elect Maura Healey speaks during a Democratic election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
USA: These 2022 candidates made history with their election wins
Time
As the results from the midterm elections started pouring in Tuesday night, a number of candidates made history. So far, there have been barriers broken by women including women of color, young people, and members of the LGBTQ community. Here’s a...
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Germany’s parliament is more female than it was (The Economist/DPA)
Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Germany’s parliament is more female than it was
The Economist
Apolitical man is disgusting, but a political woman is appalling…In history there are no more cruel phenomena than political women,” wrote Richard Wagner to Franz Liszt, his fellow composer, about Ortrud, the sorceress in his opera “Lohengrin”....
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Figures by the All-Women’s Action Society (Awam) and PantauPRU15 show that in the last general election, 7.3 million women made up 50.4 per cent of registered voters but only 251 out of 2,333 candidates were women. - NSTP file pic
Monday, November 07, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Malaysia still far behind in women's political participation
The Straits Times
MALAYSIA is viewed as progressive where gender equality and advancing women's rights are concerned. The government has supported women's empowerment and will continue to do so. Despite the progress, however, several issues and challenges exist, and...
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi poses with her husband, Paul Pelosi, on Capitol Hill. (ZACH GIBSON/GETTY IMAGES)
Monday, November 07, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
“Where is Nancy?”: How threats against women in power are tied to threats against democracy
The 19th
The attack on Paul Pelosi in his home by an assailant who reportedly was looking for the House speaker highlights the danger of the outrage and vitriol that often particularly targets women in positions of power.  The man charged with breaking into...
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Women, Family and Community Development Minister Datuk Seri Rina Mohd Harun (seated, 4th left) with forum participants at the Royal Lake Club banquet hall, Taman Tasik Perdana, October 5, 2022. — Bernama pic
Monday, November 07, 2022
Political leaders commit to 30% women representation in elections
Malaymail
KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 5 — Leaders from various political parties today were all on the same page in their commitment to achieving the target of fielding 30 per cent women candidates in elections, in turn increasing female representation in the country’s...
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Gender gains overshadowed by constitutional violation: An analysis of the situation for women in politics after the 2022 Kenya elections
Friday, November 04, 2022
Report / White Paper
Gender gains overshadowed by constitutional violation: An analysis of the situation for women in politics after the 2022 Kenya elections
Reliefweb
From a gender perspective, three main lessons can be learnt from the general election. First, gender issues are on the rise, a fact shown not least by the appointment of the first-ever women running mate for one of the two main presidential...
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Miri Regev, 2019. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Thursday, November 03, 2022
Eight out of 65 seats: Who are the women of Israel's newly elected government?
The Jerusalem Post
Overnight, Israel saw the number of women in the government shrink from 24 seats to just eight. Who are the women of Israel's new government? Despite making up just over 50% of Israeli society today, women will not find themselves equally...
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Representatives of UN entities signing the partnership agreement. Photo: UNAMI
Thursday, November 03, 2022
UNDP, UN Women support women’s political participation in Iraq
Iraqui News
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (UN Women) in Iraq signed on Monday a one million USD partnership agreement in Baghdad to support women’s...
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DMK leader Kanimozhi openly apologised on her Twitter account (File)
Monday, October 31, 2022
After DMK functionary’s derogatory remark against women, Kanimozhi apologises: “This can never be tolerated”
The Indian Express
Saidai Sadiq said that unlike the DMK, BJP depended on the "actresses" to make inroads into Tamil Nadu. Lok Sabha MP and DMK leader Kanimozhi Thursday issued an apology after a party functionary made a derogatory remark against women BJP leaders,...
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Pelosi has repeatedly condemned heated and violent Republican rhetoric in recent years. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Monday, October 31, 2022
Attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband follows years of GOP demonizing her
The Washington Post
A man with right-wing views who broke into the House speaker’s home yelled “Where is Nancy?” before assaulting Paul Pelosi with a hammer, police say. In 2010, Republicans launched a “Fire Pelosi” project — complete with a bus tour, a #FIREPELOSI...
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Podcast: Rosie Campbell on how women shape elections (Acast)
Friday, October 28, 2022
Multimedia
Podcast: Rosie Campbell on how women shape elections
Acast
Rosie Campbell is professor of politics and Director of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership at King’s College London, where she works with Julia. Rosie has authored research on voting behaviour, public opinion and the politics of diversity...
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How gender quotas broaden the political agenda – University of Bath
Thursday, October 27, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
How gender quotas broaden the political agenda
University of Bath
In 2013, a Christian democratic politician from Belgium and I sat down in her office in the Senate, the upper house of the federal parliament in Brussels. The senator recalled a long battle within her party to get more women candidates on party...
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New Zealand
Thursday, October 27, 2022
New Zealand’s Parliament becomes majority female — "about blimmin’ time"
The Washington Post
New Zealand made history — or herstory — this week as female lawmakers became the majority, narrowly outnumbering their male counterparts in Parliament for the first time. On Tuesday, Soraya Peke-Mason was sworn in as a lawmaker for the Labour Party...
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US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women (Picture Sara Aliaga)
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women
BBC
Despite historic gains in the past two congressional elections in the US, women hold just 27% of the seats. As Americans prepare to reshape Congress in the midterms, could Bolivia inspire change? Bolivia is one of the few countries in the world...
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India: Women in government fellowship (Femme First Foundation)
Monday, October 24, 2022
Guide / Training Material
India: Women in government fellowship
Femme First Foundation
The Women in Government Fellowship is a six-month program that is focused on capacity-building, training, and mentorship of women in politics. It seeks to enhance and improve the quality of political participation of women. The fellows will undergo...
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Five states with no female candidates in the upcoming 2023 general elections (Nigeria Premium Times)
Monday, October 24, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Only 5% of Nigeria’s lawmakers are women. It’s about to get worse
Premium Times
Nigeria’s two dominant parties, ACP and PDP, have less than 6 per cent of their parliamentary candidates as women. Women’s representation in Nigeria’s parliament is among the lowest in the world but could get worse based on the new list of...
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