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Wednesday, November 09, 2016
US Ambassador to the UN, Samantha Power, talks about combining Diplomacy and Motherhood
At 42, Samantha Power became the youngest person to be appointed U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Now, she is a powerful force in steering America’s foreign policy and dictating intervention abroad. “My style in diplomacy is my style as a...
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Wednesday, October 07, 2015
Upcoming events related to UN Women's flagship report 'Progress of the World's Women 2015-2016'
Within the framework of UN Women’s flagship report ‘Progress of the World’s Women 2015-2016. Transforming Economies, Realizing Rights’ (full document accessible here), UN Women is organizing jointly with NYU and CUNY a series of events. The first...
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Thursday, July 03, 2014
UN Women Unveils Beijing+20 Campaign In New York City
At the historic Apollo Theatre in New York, UN Women on Thursday launched a year-long campaign to spark global dialogue and actions on women’s rights and gender equality. The Empowering Women, Empowering Humanity: Picture it! campaign...
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Monday, August 26, 2013
Under Obama, Little Progress on High-Level Jobs for Women
Behind the roiling conversation over whether President Obama might make Janet L. Yellen the first female leader of the Federal Reserve is an uncomfortable reality for the White House: the administration has named no more women to high-level...
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
USA: Women's Political Caucus of New Jersey Congratulates the all Female Ticket and Decries Remarks
The Women's Political Caucus of New Jersey (WPCNJ) congratulates New Jersey's Democratic candidate for governor in 2013, State Senator Barbara Buono, in her choice on SEIU 1199 Vice-President Milly Silva as her running mate. According to Center for...
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Monday, July 29, 2013
UMass Boston Appoints New Leader of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy, USA
Ann Bookman, a nationally known researcher and social policy expert on women's issues, work-family balance and community engagement, has been named director of the Center for Women in Politics and Public Policy (CWPPP)of the McCormack Graduate...
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Monday, July 29, 2013
UN WOMEN seeking Policy Specialist (Gender Responsive Peacebuilding)
Location : New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Application Deadline : 09-Aug-13 Type of Contract : FTA International Post Level : P-3 Languages Required :   REFER A FRIEND  APPLY NOW Background UN Women, grounded in the vision...
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Monday, July 29, 2013
UN WOMEN seeking Policy Specialist (Gender Responsive Peacebuilding)
Location : New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Application Deadline : 09-Aug-13 Type of Contract : FTA International Post Level : P-3 Languages Required :   REFER A FRIEND  APPLY NOW Background UN Women, grounded in the vision...
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Monday, July 29, 2013
USA: Why are there so few women in the Michigan legislature?
Women are outnumbered in state legislatures around the country, particularly in Michigan, where female representation is at its lowest point in more than two decades. As MLive reported Sunday, women inside and outside the state legislature are ...
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Saturday, July 27, 2013
USA: Lindy Boggs, congresswoman and advocate for women, dies
Lindy Boggs was only 24 when she arrived in Washington as the top political adviser to her husband, newly elected to Congress. Thirty-two years later, the seat became hers after Hale Boggs was presumed dead in a plane crash, and she made her own...
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Wednesday, July 24, 2013
USA: The Female Decade
Michelle Nunn has electrified Georgia Democrats by announcing she will run for the U.S. Senate in 2014. Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis (D) has electrified Texas Democrats with her standup leadership in the Texas Senate. Hillary Clinton inspires...
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Monday, July 22, 2013
USA: Pelosi rolls out economic agenda for women
At a summer lunch with reporters in her Capitol conference room, Rep. Nancy Pelosi rolled out an ambitious economic agenda for women with next year’s congressional elections in mind. She launched a legislative agenda of family-friendly policies,...
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Saturday, February 09, 2013
USA:Louisiana politics: Looking for a few good women
"Since 1936 when the first woman was sworn into the Louisiana Legislature, women have worked diligently to earn every legislative seat held," she said. "In the last 20 years, the number of women had increased steadily in the Legislature, but during...
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Thursday, July 05, 2012
UN Women: Job-Policy Adviser (Women's Political Participation)
Background UN Women, grounded in the vision of equality enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations, works for the elimination of discrimination against women and girls; the empowerment of women; and the achievement of equality between...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Maloney Proposes Global Women's Rights Office
In honor of Women's Equality Day (August 26), Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) has announced that when the House reconvenes this fall, she will introduce a bill to equip the US government to advocate for global women's rights. The legislation...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Women, Politics and the Internet
We know that women slightly outnumber men online. But at least anecdotally, it seems as if more men are on the political blogs, writing specifically about politics, reading about politics and putting in their two cents in the comments sections...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Women Lead Each Other Into Political Ring
Young women are getting plenty of invitations to see themselves as winning politicians, including from role model No. 1. To read the full article, please visit the Women's e-News Website.
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
United States: Gender Politics Key to Hillary’s Political Calculation
Hillary Clinton has made a political calculation to capture the women’s vote by playing gender politics to make herself the first woman President. To read the full article, please visit www.townhall.com
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