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Equal Future
Friday, March 27, 2020
Website / Database
How many women are in your parliament?
Equal Future
Over the last 25 years, since the adoption of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action by the United Nations in 1995, the number of women parliamentarians has nearly doubled worldwide. Yet, with a global average of only 24.9 percent, women’s...
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Eurasianet
Friday, March 27, 2020
Numbers of women in parliament remain low in Caucasus and Central Asia
Eurasianet
The presence of women in parliaments across the Caucasus and Central Asia has risen in the last 25 years, albeit slowly: in most countries in the region, between 15 and 25 percent of their MPs are women. That is the conclusion of a newly released...
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Inter-Parliamentary Union
Thursday, March 26, 2020
Report / White Paper
Women in parliament: 1995–2020 - 25 years in review
Inter-Parliamentary Union
This year’s report looks back at 25 years of women in parliament on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Beijing conference and its groundbreaking action plan for gender equality. IPU analysis shows that gender parity is possible. The overall...
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UN Women
Friday, March 20, 2020
Paying attention to women’s needs and leadership will strengthen COVID-19 response
UN Women
A week since The World Health Organization (WHO) declared COVID-19 as a pandemic and robust measures around the world attempt to contain its spread, social impact of the Novel Coronavirus is hitting women hard. As well as the health battle, the...
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NHK
Friday, March 20, 2020
UN: Japan's women in government ratio lowest in G7
NHK
An international survey has ranked Japan 113th of 190 countries for the percentage of women in ministerial positions. It is the lowest among the Group of Seven industrialized countries. The report was made by the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN...
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CBS News
Friday, March 20, 2020
Under-representation of women in power remains the norm, UN says
CBS News
A report released Thursday by U.N. Women says "under-representation of women in power and decision-making is still the norm." The executive director of the U.N. agency dedicated to the empowerment of women said that men account for 75% of...
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UNDP
Monday, March 16, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
The struggle for women in politics continues
UNDP
From suffragettes to modern day feminists, women and men have fought long and hard for women’s right to vote and hold office. Progress is clear. As of 2015, women in every country in the world have the right to vote; the first nation to grant female...
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IPU
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
In 2020, world “cannot afford” so few women in power
IPU
Press Release Geneva, Switzerland and New York City, USA – 10 March 15:00 CET/10:00 ET Women’s representation in political decision-making continues to increase but at a sluggish pace according to new data presented in the 2020 edition of the IPU‑UN...
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Tuesday, March 10, 2020
Data and Statistics
Women in Politics Map 2020
This map is a unique visual tool that captures women’s participation in executive government and in parliament on a given date—1st January 2020. The map of Women in Politics not only provides a country ranking for both ministerial and parliamentary...
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The Guardian
Friday, March 06, 2020
Nine out of 10 people found to be biased against women
The Guardian
Almost 90% of people are biased against women, according to a new index that highlights the “shocking” extent of the global backlash towards gender equality. Despite progress in closing the equality gap, 91% of men and 86% of women hold at least one...
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Daily Star
Thursday, March 05, 2020
Female candidates face institutional challenges, tend to be nonsectarian, new U.N. report says
Daily Star
With Lebanon’s next parliamentary elections slated for 2022, coalitions should begin pushing to ensure women are equally represented in politics, activists and local advocacy groups said following the release of a U.N. Women report Tuesday entitled...
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UN Women
Tuesday, March 03, 2020
Multimedia
Visualizing the data: Women’s representation in society
UN Women
Women’s full and equal participation in all facets of society is a fundamental human right. Yet, around the world, from politics to entertainment to the workplace, women and girls are largely underrepresented. The visualizations below take a closer...
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International Idea
Monday, March 02, 2020
Academic Paper / Article
Protecting political campaigns from digital threats
International Idea
Political campaigns online have demonstrated that they can help candidates win elections, include more citizens’ concerns in political debates or allow upcoming parties to gain political exposure. However, social media can also have a negative...
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UNDP
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Multimedia
2019 Parliamentary Elections in Moldova - Gender perspective
UNDP
The infographics are produced by the Central Electoral Commission of Moldova, with the support of “Enhancing democracy in Moldova through inclusive and transparent elections” Project, implemented by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP...
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UN Women
Wednesday, February 26, 2020
Report / White Paper
Pursuing equality in rights and representation – Women’s experiences running for parliament in Lebanon’s 2018 elections
UN Women
In late 2018 and early 2019 UN Women interviewed 87 per cent of the women who ran for Parliamentary election (75 of the 86 women; of the 113 women who registered to run, 86 made it on to candidate lists). This report summarizes their stories and...
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Inter-Parliamentary Union
Monday, February 24, 2020
Serbia steps up efforts for gender parity
Inter-Parliamentary Union
The Serbian Parliament has announced an amendment to its electoral laws with a new minimum quota of 40 per cent of candidates on electoral lists for parliamentary and local elections from the less-represented gender. The Parliament adopted...
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News Ghana
Thursday, February 20, 2020
UN chief calls for realizing aspirations on women empowerment
News Ghana
High-level experts and policymakers have issued a clarion call to African leaders to ensure the needs and perspectives of the continent’s women and girls are fully integrated into efforts to build peaceful, just and inclusive societies. Although in...
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Thursday, February 20, 2020
Inauguration UNWOMEN exhibition “African Women and Political Leadership”
The exhibit pays tribute to the great courage of women in a particularly difficult and patriarchal continent. They have been at the forefront of ensuring peace and security, however their contribution is not often recognized and their representation...
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