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Youth representation in parliament remains a challenge to democracy despite encouraging trends
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Geneva, 10 October 2014
Youth representation in parliament remains a challenge to democracy despite encouraging trends
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Do Quotas for Female Politicians Work?
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SÃO PAULO—This year, for the first time in Brazil’s history, two women—incumbent President Dilma Rousseff and former environment minister Marina Silva—had a serious chance of winning the presidency. Marina, who sought the country’s highest office after the death of her running mate in August, ultimately fell short, coming in third in voting this week behind Dilma and Aécio Neves, who now enter a runoff.
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SÃO PAULO—This year, for the first time in Brazil’s history, two women—incumbent President Dilma Rousseff and former environment minister Marina Silva—had a serious chance of winning the presidency. Marina, who sought the country’s highest office after the death of her running mate in August, ultimately fell short, coming in third in voting this week behind Dilma and Aécio Neves, who now enter a runoff.
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Brazil election: Dilma Rousseff to face Aecio Neves in run-off
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Brazil's presidential race will go to a second round after incumbent Dilma Rousseff fell short of an outright victory in Sunday's election.
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Brazil's presidential race will go to a second round after incumbent Dilma Rousseff fell short of an outright victory in Sunday's election.
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Young parliamentarians: Taking democracy to task
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October 3, 2014
Young parliamentarians: Taking democracy to task
Short compilation about the participation of youth in parliament.
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Short compilation about the participation of youth in parliament.
Youth participation in the democratic process: Resolution adopted by consensus by the 122nd IPU Assembly
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October 3, 2014
Youth participation in the democratic process: Resolution adopted by consensus by the 122nd IPU Assembly
The 122nd Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union,
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The participation of indigenous women in the United Nations General Assembly
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September 25, 2014
The participation of indigenous women in the United Nations General Assembly
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Mulheres presidentes, impacto e movimento feminista-Eleições na América Latina
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September 24, 2014
Mulheres presidentes, impacto e movimento feminista-Eleições na América Latina
Although Brazil has enjoyed democracy for only 25 years, the current cabinet features a record number of female ministers (10 making up 26% of the cabinet). This stands in contrast to 2008 when Brazil was among the countries of the world with the lowest proportion of women in public office. Elections are scheduled to take place in October 2014, how has the increase of women’s political participation impacted the country in the last few years? How has it influenced Brazil’s feminist movement?" How does it influence the feminist movement in other Latin American countries? How does a female president open doors for other women?
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Although Brazil has enjoyed democracy for only 25 years, the current cabinet features a record number of female ministers (10 making up 26% of the cabinet). This stands in contrast to 2008 when Brazil was among the countries of the world with the lowest proportion of women in public office. Elections are scheduled to take place in October 2014, how has the increase of women’s political participation impacted the country in the last few years? How has it influenced Brazil’s feminist movement?" How does it influence the feminist movement in other Latin American countries? How does a female president open doors for other women?
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9 things we know about the 2014 election, from the two men who know it best, USA
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Eight weeks from Election Day, the heads of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee view the battle for the Senate through very different prisms -- though they share some of the same views on how the midterms are shaking out.
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Eight weeks from Election Day, the heads of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee and the National Republican Senatorial Committee view the battle for the Senate through very different prisms -- though they share some of the same views on how the midterms are shaking out.
We invite our users to read the full article published September 10 2014