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Monday, September 18, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Latin American democracy, as told by five powerful women
El País English Edition
This Friday is the International Day of Democracy. Five women who occupy powerful positions in politics and justice in Argentina, Brazil, Colombia and Mexico tell us about how to protect these achievements, as well as the challenges they continue to...
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Friday, August 03, 2018
Latin America has embraced quotas for female political candidates
The Economist
“When a woman enters politics, it changes her. When many women do, it is politics that changes.” So said Florentina Gómez Miranda, a former Argentine congresswoman. Despite its macho reputation, or perhaps because of it, Latin America is unusually...
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Wednesday, February 07, 2018
Latin America’s Female Leadership Void
The New York Times
SANTIAGO, Chile — After President Michelle Bachelet of Chile leaves office in March, Latin America will have no female presidents. There was a time in 2014 when the region had four: Laura Chinchilla in Costa Rica, Cristina Fernández de Kirchner in...
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Tuesday, July 12, 2016
Report / White Paper
Legal Standards: Gender Equality and Women's Rights
The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (hereinafter “the Inter-American Commission”, “the Commission”, or the “IACHR”) has ruled repeatedly on impunity for human rights violations as one of the main obstacles to observance of the rule of law...
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Tuesday, July 08, 2014
Latest Brazil Polls: Dilma Support Inches Higher
Support for Brazil President Dilma Rousseff has edged higher in the latest polls, following a sharp fall earlier this year, but rising inflation could hurt her prospects. We invite our users to read the full article published on July 9th 2014.
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Monday, May 19, 2014
Lose an Election? If You're Female, It May Have Been Because Of Your Eyebrows
Big brows may be trendy, but the American public’s sense of propriety gets inflamed if they’re on a female elected official’s face. According to a recent study from Dartmouth University, and published in Social Psychological and Personality Science...
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Thursday, May 15, 2014
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Latin America: a pioneer in promoting women’s political participation
Progress and challenges for women politicians in the region Important and undeniable progress: Michelle Bachelet becomes President of Chile again on 11 March 2014, the second woman re-elected to that post in Latin America (after Cristina Fernández...
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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, May 30, 2012
Latin America: Rural Women Forge Their Own Path in Microenterprise
Ten women’s organisations from Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru, Colombia and Venezuela participated in the first ever Women in the Fight Against Poverty Regional Competition, sponsored by the United Nations International Fund for Agricultural...
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