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February 10, 2022
CSW 66: One decade on: How gender-sensitive are our parliaments now?
To commemorate a decade of Gender-sensitive parliaments and take stock of parliaments’ achievements in transforming their institutions to enable women’s full and effective participation and deliver on gender equality, the Inter-Parliamentary Union and UN Women are organizing this event – “One...
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Women for Election encourages women to enter politics in new ad - Credits: Mumbrella
February 7, 2022
Australia: Women for Election encourages women to enter politics in new ad
Women for Election has released a campaign ahead of Australia’s election season officially kicking off to encourage more women to enter politics. The campaign was created by BMF and is supported by UN Women Australia. Click here to read the full article published by Mumbrella on 7 February 2022.
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Women’s representation in local government: A global analysis - Copyright: UN Women
February 4, 2022
Women’s representation in local government: A global analysis
This working paper presents data and analysis on women’s representation in local government by UN Women as the sole custodian agency for Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) indicator 5.5.1b. It provides a comprehensive overview of women’s political participation at the local level for the first time...
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Femmes dans un laboratoire de recherche au Maroc / Crédits: Maroc-Diplomatique
January 26, 2022
A big step forward for women's leadership in Morocco
On July 31, 2021, the Moroccan Parliament adopted a reform that did not receive much attention but did represent a big step forward in helping close the country's gender gap. It involved a new amended law on public limited companies to promote balanced representation of women and men in corporate...
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Oluremi Tinubu / In Nigeria, rising agitation for more women inclusion in politics, governance - Credits: The Will
January 25, 2022
In Nigeria, rising agitation for more women inclusion in politics and governance
There is renewed agitation for more inclusion of women in politics and governance in Nigeria. Analysts and watchers of political events in the country believe this is justifiable, considering the number of women in elected political positions since the inception of the present democracy in 1999. To...
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Six important learnings from gender equality champions in parliaments. Credits: UNDP
January 24, 2022
Six important learnings from gender equality champions in parliaments
It’s been more than 20 years since the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 on the Women, Peace, and Security (WPS) Agenda. With support from the Government of Norway, UNDP recently convened members of parliament for a series of South-South knowledge exchanges on how the WPS...
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The Peace Tower at the Parliament of Canada in Ottawa. PHOTO BY GETTY IMAGES /Toronto Sun
January 21, 2022
Feminism and gender equality, they seem so simple
By Mark Bonokoski There is no examination to become a feminist, and no course to take to lay claim to the supposed high ground. t’s largely self-identifying. Are you a feminist? Yes I am. (Pause) Thanks. Er, please be seated. Sen. Donna Dasko recently commissioned a survey by Environics that showed...
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Women’s political participation and representation - Training Manual - registry of political parties
January 19, 2022
Women’s political participation and representation - Training Manual
This Handbook has been developed as publication by register of Political Parties with support from the Papua New Guinea Election Commission and the United Nations Development Programme in Papua New Guinea. This is part of UN Women Make the Change programme funded by the Australian Government’s...
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2021 Southern Region Workshop on Women’s Political Participation. Credits: Papua New Guinea
January 19, 2022
In Papua New Guinea, women are making the change
In many parts of Papua New Guinea, fear of violence and harassment has caused a set back to the lives and small businesses of many women, but new candidates who now intend to enter politics aim to change this for the better. “People within the community have approached me to stand for election - to...
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