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Wednesday, August 23, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
If we had more women presidents, Africa would be less corrupt
The Standard Digital
Caren Wakoli is a delightful and vibrant person, full of love and life. She is intelligent, accomplished, sophisticated and classy. Her faith and spiritual beauty are unquestionable. At 42, the founder and Executive Director of Emerging Leaders...
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Thursday, August 03, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
We need more African women in political spaces
Africa News
By 2030, Africa’s population is expected to peak at 1.6 billion and women’s population will account for 58% of that population. Yet the continent is far from achieving 50% women’s representation in politics. Unfortunately, the current political...
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Friday, July 07, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
We must dismantle barriers to women’s political participation. Here’s why
UNDP
I have been at UNDP for one year as part of the African Young Women Leaders (AfYWL) Fellowship. The AfYWL is a partnership between the African Union Commission and UNDP and works to enhance women’s representation in public and private...
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Source: The Voice BW
Wednesday, June 14, 2023
Zimbabwe and Botswana: women discuss political participation
The Voice BW
Women leaders and activists from Zimbabwe and Botswana yesterday kicked off a two-day cross-generational summit to discuss women's political participation and leadership. The conference which is hosted by Women and Law in Southern Africa (WLSA)...
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Source: This Day Live
Thursday, June 08, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Harnessing role of youths, women in engendering peace and conflict resolution
This Day Live
It is often said that no nation, notwithstanding its level of civilisation, can thrive in an atmosphere of chaos and civil unrest. This is because any environment coloured with hostility and political instability will consequently shift government’...
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During the week-long training in Kigali, the fellows unpacked all facets of being a young, African female leader (UNDP Picture)
Monday, November 21, 2022
Learning to lead: what does it mean to be a young, African, female leader?
UNDP
Insights from the second cohort of African Young Women Leaders (AfYWL) fellows during a leadership training that took place in Kigali, Rwanda, from 17 to 21 October 2022. A leader is visionary, selfless and committed to transformation. She is...
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Oppah Muchinguri (News Day)
Tuesday, November 08, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
African women in politics: Influence or just numbers?
News Day
The world we live in is marked by a profoundly unequal distribution of the burden of adversity between men and women. From Japan to Africa, to the United States of America, gender disparity exists in almost every country. Inequality between men and...
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Preventing and responding to violence against women in politics and in parliaments (IPU logo)
Monday, November 07, 2022
Preventing and responding to violence against women in politics and in parliaments
The IPU, in cooperation with the National Assembly of Togo and the African Parliament Union is organizing an in-person regional Conference for African Parliaments in Lomé, from 29 November to 1 December 2022. The Conference will be an opportunity to...
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Women’s political participation, East and Southern Africa regional office (UN Women)
Friday, October 21, 2022
Report / White Paper
Women’s political participation, East and Southern Africa regional office
UN Women
UN Women’s East and Southern Africa programming on Governance, Leadership and Political Participation is focused on providing technical support and capacity building to Member States, civil society and regional organizations, to enable women to...
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Women in Leadership and Political Participation - WPP Stories (Picture International IDEA)
Tuesday, August 30, 2022
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Women in Leadership and Political Participation - WPP Stories
International IDEA
About Women in Political Participation Project Women in Political Participation (WPP) is a Pan-African gender project on the different facets of Women and Politics in Africa. Funded by Sida and implemented by International IDEA, its aim is to...
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Adji Diarra Mergane Kanouté, a member of Senegal’s National Assembly. The country is the lone bright star in West Africa for nearly achieving gender parity representation, 43 percent, in its parliament, lifting the otherwise sagging rate overall for the r
Thursday, August 25, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
In West Africa, a staggering low number of women in politics is brightened by one exception
Pass Blue
LAGOS — A mere 17 women were appointed or elected to parliaments, ministerial or electoral offices in the West Africa/Sahel region out of 134 available positions from December 2021 to June 2022. While the paltry figures have long raised concerns...
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Enhancing inclusive political participation and representation in Africa (Picture: International IDEA)
Friday, August 05, 2022
Report / White Paper
Enhancing inclusive political participation and representation in Africa
International IDEA
Africa has made significant progress in enhancing inclusive political participation and representation, mostly for women, youth and people living with disabilities. This report unpacks the trends and challenges of inclusive participation in Africa....
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»Coumba Diaw, Senegal« picture: UN Women/Assane Gueye licence: CC-BY-NC-ND 2.0
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Gender agenda: The big conundrum in the general elections in Kenya and Senegal
Heinrich Böll Stiftung
In the months of July and August, Senegal and Kenya will hold their general elections. However, the big question remains: Where do Senegalese and Kenyan women stand on their quest to parliamentary mandates and political offices? Recent statistics...
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Political violence targeting women in West Africa (Picture: OECD)
Thursday, June 30, 2022
Report / White Paper
Political violence targeting women in West Africa
OECD
Women around the world are facing unprecedented levels of targeted political violence. This is also true in West Africa. Women can be targeted in a myriad of ways, by an array of types of perpetrators, during and outside of periods of conflict and...
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Group work at a workshop in Cameroon to support people with disabilities address gender based violence. Credit: Sightsavers - African Arguments
Friday, June 10, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
We cannot keep leaving women with disabilities behind in leadership
African Arguments
I know first-hand the difference that having women at the table can make. “Women hold up half the sky, but they usually do not occupy half of the seats in the positions of influence” – Marcia VJ Cran, member of UN Human Rights committee. One in five...
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Image: UNDP/Aisha Jemila Daniels.
Friday, May 20, 2022
#PanWomanity as the new #PanAfricanism: What can data tell us?
UNDP
The inclusivity of women in politics and decision-making is steadily rising across Africa. This could be the last frontier for sustainable development in Africa. Africa has enormous potential to grow if it can take advantage of the untapped power...
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WD 2022 theme is "Breaking the Bias". Image Credit: Canva.com
Tuesday, March 15, 2022
Breaking the bias in candidate selection in African political parties
International IDEA
As the world commemorates the 2022 International Women's Day, the plummeting of women's representation in elective office in Africa is alarming. According to the first Women's Political Participation (WPP) Africa Barometer 2021, women constitute 24...
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Enhancing Women's Political Participation in Africa - International IDEA
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Enhancing women's political participation in Africa
Enhancing Women's Political Participation in Africa is a Pan-African gender project on the different facets of Women and Politics in Africa. Funded by Sida and implemented by International IDEA, it aims to advance gender equality in politics and...
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