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Wednesday, December 23, 2020
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The proportion of women in Finnish municipality councils lags behind national level
DemoFinland
The good experiences and practices in women’s political participation in Finland, which is known for gender equality, are followed with an interest in Demo Finland’s programme countries. Demo Finland supports the political participation of women...
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Monday, December 14, 2020
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Why aren’t there even more women political leaders?
Forbes
By Naomi Cahn, The 2020 election set numerous records with respect to women’s election to federal office:  the first woman – and the first woman of color — has been elected to national office as vice-president, a record number of women were elected...
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Monday, December 14, 2020
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Kuwait's new all-male parliament is a blow for women's rights
Deutsche Welle
Although none of the 29 female candidates won a seat in Kuwait's elections they are far from stopping their efforts. But analysts fear calls for quotas and women's political leadership are falling on deaf ears. Less than a week after Kuwait's 4.8...
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Monday, December 14, 2020
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A wave of women just swept into power in the 'Country of Rapists'
Vice
When Elvia Barrios was named the first woman to be Peru’s top judge this month, she wasted no time in highlighting the twin evils undermining the country’s legal system - sexism and corruption. Noting the high number of magistrates convicted of...
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Monday, December 14, 2020
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How much money did it take to win as a woman this year?
Represent Women
By Maura Relly, During the 2020 Congressional election, the campaign costs broke records once again, increasing from the $5.72 billion spent in 2018 to an estimated $7.52 billion in 2020; and, the cost of running as a non-incumbent woman was no...
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United States Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris speaks on Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Friday, December 11, 2020
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The world needs more women leaders — during COVID-19 and beyond
The Conversation
With the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic top of mind for most of our leaders, economic recovery plans are being studied and analyzed by researchers. As with any plan, success hinges on certain conditions being put in place. The one we consider...
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Monday, December 07, 2020
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It’s time for a woman to run the US Defense Department
The New York Times
If Joe Biden chooses a woman as his secretary of defense, he would send an important and long overdue message. President-elect Joe Biden has begun to announce his intended cabinet nominees, and it’s an impressive and diverse group: his picks include...
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Monday, December 07, 2020
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The Girlboss Feminism of Joe Biden’s Cabinet
The New Republic
The boys’ club hasn’t gone anywhere, it’s just accepting a few new members. To date, the Biden-Harris administration has named 17 women to top posts, some of them firsts, many of them contingent on Senate confirmation. Heading in the direction of...
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Rep. Ayanna Pressley poses with Assistant Speaker of the House Katherine Clark. (@AyannaPressley / Twitter)
Monday, December 07, 2020
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What would it take to double the representation of women in the US Congress by 2050?
Ms. Magazine
Twenty years ago, the U.S. ranked 48th internationally for women’s representation. In 2021, we will rank 70th—that’s a sizable drop. But it doesn’t have to be like this. While this is technically a “record” breaking year for the numbers of women...
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Friday, December 04, 2020
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Have countries led by women coped better with Covid-19?
Financial Times
Eight months ago, the tooth fairy flitted into New Zealand politics. During a national address, the country’s premier Jacinda Ardern declared that, although she was placing the population into a tight lockdown to combat Covid-19, “We do consider...
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Wednesday, December 02, 2020
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The real reason more women should be in politics
TVO 50
I got a very short, provocative email the other day from a former Ontario finance minister, whose privacy I will protect here, since it was a personal note that he sent. He was responding to a piece I’d just written about what it’ll take to get more...
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Tuesday, November 17, 2020
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“The first woman in this office, but not the last”: Four ways to empower a new generation of women political leaders
Ms Magazine
By Lucina Di-Meco,   Women politicians make for more equal and caring societies, and that their increased representation in office improves health, education and welfare outcomes for the entire population. So how can we foster the next generation of...
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Friday, November 13, 2020
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The sexist rhetoric around the election proves women still have to fight for respect
CNN
By Tina Tchen, Over the course of the last century, women fought tooth and nail for a basic right: the right to vote. Now, our country has elected the first Black and Asian woman to become the next vice president of the United States. As a first-...
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Friday, November 13, 2020
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Why did it take so long to vote a woman into the White House?
Tampa Bay Times
To me, the banner story of this election season was not Joe Biden’s victory. It was the history-making of vice president-elect Kamala Harris. Here was a woman who had broken so many barriers. Not only is she the first woman to hold the office, but...
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Monday, November 09, 2020
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Sex tapes and stereotypes: Women jostle for bigger place in Georgian politics
Reuters
In the rough-and-tumble world of Georgian politics, election campaigns can be merciless - especially for the small number of women candidates who enter the fray. But as the ex-Soviet Republic gears up for elections on Saturday, a new gender quota...
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Monday, November 09, 2020
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Jacinda Ardern’s career has created a more robust template for the New Political Woman in the 21st century
Indian Express
In our generation, the late Aruna Asaf Ali once told me, even emancipated women were secretly conformist. They took a certain righteous pleasure in saying they were in the political movement for freedom to support their father, brother or husband....
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Monday, November 09, 2020
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What election of Kamala Harris means to future of women in politics
Mirage News
When the networks declared Joe Biden the winner of the 2020 presidential race, it was a history making moment for both the president-elect and his running mate Kamala Harris, whose election broke multiple barriers. Debbie Walsh, director of the ...
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Friday, November 06, 2020
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Mixed 2020 election results show that women still face a sexist political culture
The Washington Post
In 2020 — for the second straight election cycle and 100 years after the ratification of the 19th Amendment to the Constitution granting women suffrage — the number of women running for Congress set a record and more women than ever before competed...
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