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Egypt 'needs more women in politics'

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A new effort is under way in Egypt to engage more women in political life, to try to prepare them for future electoral contests.

There have been longstanding complaints about the lack of female representation in Egypt's parliament and cabinet.

 

We invite our users to read the complete article published March 8 2014

A new effort is under way in Egypt to engage more women in political life, to try to prepare them for future electoral contests.

There have been longstanding complaints about the lack of female representation in Egypt's parliament and cabinet.

 

We invite our users to read the complete article published March 8 2014

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Kirsten Gillibrand's goal: Recruit female candidates, win elections

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Kirsten Gillibrand's goal: Recruit female candidates, win elections

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Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has been called a “sleeper” candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but the New York Democrat doesn’t sound as though the White House is in her sights.

In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Gillibrand said Hillary Rodham Clinton — whom she succeeded in 2009 in the Senate — “will run and I think she will win.”

We invite you to read the full article published March 7, 2014

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has been called a “sleeper” candidate for the 2016 Democratic presidential nomination, but the New York Democrat doesn’t sound as though the White House is in her sights.

In an interview with Bloomberg TV, Gillibrand said Hillary Rodham Clinton — whom she succeeded in 2009 in the Senate — “will run and I think she will win.”

We invite you to read the full article published March 7, 2014

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Why we need to get smarter about quotas

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Why we need to get smarter about quotas

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There is a big debate in the world of those advocating gender parity and it goes like this.

Most companies and countries around the globe have a dearth of women in leadership roles. Many people agree we should be at 50-50, but they don't agree on how to get there.

There is a big debate in the world of those advocating gender parity and it goes like this.

Most companies and countries around the globe have a dearth of women in leadership roles. Many people agree we should be at 50-50, but they don't agree on how to get there.

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Towards genuine application of the gender quota in Haiti: the importance of strengthening the capacity of women in political parties

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Towards genuine application of the gender quota in Haiti: the importance of strengthening the capacity of women in political parties

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Women account for over 52 per cent of the total population of Haiti and are very active in the economic and social sectors. Yet their political participation and representation in Parliament is very limited. Only seven of the 144 political parties are headed by women. Women represent less than five per cent of the Haitian parliament, and there are no women at all in the current Senate. Now that the gender quota is included in the amended constitution, what are the best strategies to ensure its effectiveness?

 

Women account for over 52 per cent of the total population of Haiti and are very active in the economic and social sectors. Yet their political participation and representation in Parliament is very limited. Only seven of the 144 political parties are headed by women. Women represent less than five per cent of the Haitian parliament, and there are no women at all in the current Senate. Now that the gender quota is included in the amended constitution, what are the best strategies to ensure its effectiveness?

 

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Empowering change and actions

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Empowering change and actions

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On the occasion of the 2014 International Women’s Day, International IDEA joins the rest of the world in awareness raising and celebrating women with the theme Empowering change and action. For International IDEA this presents an opportunity to salute all women across the world for defending the rights of women in all spheres of life and the implementation of empowering change and actions. Though yet again we celebrate women of the world in the context of unmet Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - and in particular MDG 3 on gender equality and the empowerment of women.

On the occasion of the 2014 International Women’s Day, International IDEA joins the rest of the world in awareness raising and celebrating women with the theme Empowering change and action. For International IDEA this presents an opportunity to salute all women across the world for defending the rights of women in all spheres of life and the implementation of empowering change and actions. Though yet again we celebrate women of the world in the context of unmet Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) - and in particular MDG 3 on gender equality and the empowerment of women.

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How Europe’s Five Female Defense Ministers Could Impact the Ukraine Conflict

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How Europe’s Five Female Defense Ministers Could Impact the Ukraine Conflict

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With the new appointment of Roberta Pinotti as Italy’s defense minister, Europe now has five female defense ministers in charge of executing defense strategy.

She joined Mimi Kodheli of Albania, Ursula von der Leyen of Germany, Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide of Norway, and Jeanine Hennis-Plasshaert of the Netherlands at a security conference in Munich last week. The slew of female European defense ministers is being hyped as a relative breakthrough for women, but what does this actually mean?

With the new appointment of Roberta Pinotti as Italy’s defense minister, Europe now has five female defense ministers in charge of executing defense strategy.

She joined Mimi Kodheli of Albania, Ursula von der Leyen of Germany, Ine Marie Eriksen Soreide of Norway, and Jeanine Hennis-Plasshaert of the Netherlands at a security conference in Munich last week. The slew of female European defense ministers is being hyped as a relative breakthrough for women, but what does this actually mean?

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Africa: 'Africa Cannot Overcome Its Problems Unless Women Take the Lead'

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Africa: 'Africa Cannot Overcome Its Problems Unless Women Take the Lead'

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The Charge d'Affaires Ambassador Michael Arietti, at the US Embassy in Banjul had said that Africa cannot overcome its problems unless women take the lead.

Arietti was speaking Thursday during the closing ceremony of the three-day Young Women's Empowerment Programme (YWEP) organised by the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP), in partnership with Think Young Women (TYW), at TANGO office in Kanifing.

We invite you to read the full article published March 3, 2014

The Charge d'Affaires Ambassador Michael Arietti, at the US Embassy in Banjul had said that Africa cannot overcome its problems unless women take the lead.

Arietti was speaking Thursday during the closing ceremony of the three-day Young Women's Empowerment Programme (YWEP) organised by the International Visitors Leadership Programme (IVLP), in partnership with Think Young Women (TYW), at TANGO office in Kanifing.

We invite you to read the full article published March 3, 2014

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Gloria Steinem: Why Our Revolution Has Just Begun

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Gloria Steinem: Why Our Revolution Has Just Begun

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If I had to pick a couple of myths about the women’s movement that are most wrong, I think two might be tied for worst place. One is that this movement—also known as women’s liberation, feminism, womanism, mujerista!, grrrls and more—is only for white middle-class women.

The second myth is that women of the ’70s did all that could or should be done, and young women can now relax; feminism was their mothers’ movement.

If I had to pick a couple of myths about the women’s movement that are most wrong, I think two might be tied for worst place. One is that this movement—also known as women’s liberation, feminism, womanism, mujerista!, grrrls and more—is only for white middle-class women.

The second myth is that women of the ’70s did all that could or should be done, and young women can now relax; feminism was their mothers’ movement.

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Palau senators inspired by Australian women politicians

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Palau senators inspired by Australian women politicians

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Two senators from Palau say the women in politics they met during a recent visit to Australia have inspired them to be better politicians.

Jerilin Senior and Rukebai Inabo spent time in the Australian capital, Canberra, and visiting the constituencies of Australian senators and MPs, as part of the Pacific Women's Parliamentary Partnership Program.

Two senators from Palau say the women in politics they met during a recent visit to Australia have inspired them to be better politicians.

Jerilin Senior and Rukebai Inabo spent time in the Australian capital, Canberra, and visiting the constituencies of Australian senators and MPs, as part of the Pacific Women's Parliamentary Partnership Program.