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Friday, April 19, 2013
Report / White Paper
Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice
The present report is submitted in accordance with Human Rights Council resolution 15/23. This first thematic report of the Working Group records current achievements in women‟s political representation and articulates the further challenges to ...
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Thursday, March 28, 2013
Latin America’s Left turn: What’s in it for Women?
Hugo Chávez knew that women were fundamental to his revolution. As he once famously said, “Only women have the passion and the love to make the revolution.” His legacy leaves a leadership void in Latin America’s new Left, yet other revolutionary...
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Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Violence against women in politics
Highlighting news, interviews, resources and events on violence against women in politics
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Friday, February 01, 2013
Hillary Clinton: A long journey
Over the decades, Hillary Clinton has gone from student activist to globetrotting stateswoman. On her last day as US secretary of state, has her journey ended or is there more to come? After travelling almost a million miles around the globe, she...
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Women Human Rights Education Institutes
WHRI (six week institute): May 22 - June 28, 2013CEDAW for Change (one week institute): Nov 5 – Nov 9, 2012 and June 3-7, 2013
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The Guardian: Hillary Clinton: Will she run for president in 2016?
Photo: Many expect Hillary Clinton to make a bid for the White House in 2016, but she could face some major hurdles. Photographer: Elise Amendola/AP By Suzanne Goldenberg on Saturday 29 December 2012 “Hillary Clinton, if you believe the hype, is...
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Friday, December 14, 2012
Gender equity: A model for prosperity
There is greater need for women to be on public boards and commissions that are critical to decision making about the development of Jamaica. Not only is there call to action for women to be selected for these positions, qualified and competent...
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Wednesday, December 05, 2012
USA: Why Family Is a Foreign-Policy Issue
I have a split personality these days. On Mondays and Wednesdays, I give speeches on work and family -- and the changes America needs to make to enable more professional women to get to the top. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, I teach a course on the...
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Bolivia: Using the Airwaves for Empowerment of Quechua Women
“Atispa mana atispa ñawpajman rinanchis tiyan” (“Power without power, we have to keep moving forward”) in the Quechua language, Ruth Rojas told her listeners at the end of a series of radio programs on political culture, broadcast to indigenous...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Bahamas: Special Joint Sitting of Bahamas Parliament Marks 50th Women’s Suffrage Movement
The Parliament of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas passed a Resolu tion to amend the Constitution of The Bahamas through due process to remove all forms of discrimination against women. The resolution was passed during an historic Special Joint...
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Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Trinidad and Tobago: Speaker wants law enforced to stop violence against women
SPEAKER Wade Mark yesterday called for the enforcement of legislation to curb instances of violence against women. “It is our responsibility as parliamentarians to ensure that relevant legislation is in place to effectively curb the instances of...
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Thursday, November 08, 2012
USA: 2012 Election Ushers In Historic Number Of Female Senators
The 113th Congress will have 20 female senators, the most ever in U.S. history. Joining the Senate will be Republican Deb Fischer (Neb.) and Democrats Tammy Baldwin (Wis.), Heidi Heitkamp (N.D.), Mazie Hirono (Hawaii) and Elizabeth Warren (Mass.)....
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Thursday, November 08, 2012
Trinidad and Tobago: Women take frontline in politics
Last weekend, two women were elected to key positions in the Congress of the People (COP) and the People’s National Movement (PNM). Carolyn Seepersad-Bachan beat the incumbent Joseph Toney to become the COP’s new chairman while Penelope Beckles...
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Thursday, October 25, 2012
Brazil: Women politicians march on – but the pace is still too slow for many
Brazilians will return to the polls next week less than a month after voters elected a record number of women as mayors, but gender equality is still a distant goal in a political culture long dominated by men. Only one female candidate will...
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Canada: Guide aims to attract more women to politics
The number of women running for public office should get closer to 50 per cent, says the P.E.I. Advisory Council on the Status of Women. The council has produced a new municipal election guide for the 2012 elections called "Women Care for...
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Friday, September 07, 2012
Canada: 'Glass cliff' theory may shed light on why there are more female premiers in Canada
Pauline Marois made Canadian history Tuesday night as the first female premier of Quebec and the fifth woman currently at the helm of a Canadian province or territory. After the Parti Quebecois’ minority win, Marois joined the likes of Alberta...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
St Lucia: Mourning Heraldine Rock, Country’s First Female Parliamentarian
St Lucia is mourning the loss of Heraldine “Ma” Rock, who became St Lucia’s first-ever female Member of Parliament when she won the election for the Castries South East constituency in 1974. Rock, who was also the first woman to serve as a Minister...
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Wednesday, September 05, 2012
Venezuela: Henrique Capriles: 'Women Are My Weakness'
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said that women are his "weakness" and added he was convinced that they will be the ones who win him the presidency next month when he faces off at the ballot box against President Hugo...
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