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Reach higher: black women in American politics 2021 - cover higher heights leadership fund
Thursday, December 16, 2021
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Reach higher: black women in American politics 2021
Higher Heights Leadership Fund
Black women are a powerful force in the American political system, and their political power continues to grow and garner recognition for the force it is. As we look ahead to the midterm elections, which offer greater opportunities for Black women’s...
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Thursday, January 21, 2021
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Report of the United Nations Secretary-General on women's participation in public life
United Nations
This report contains an examination of global trends, persistent barriers and opportunities with regard to women’s full and effective participation and decision-making in public life, as well as the elimination of violence, for achieving gender...
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Monday, November 11, 2019
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Ready, willing and electable: Women running for executive office (2019)
Barbara Lee Foundation
In 2018, a record number of women were elected to Congress, but it’s a different story when you look at governorships. Today, only nine women serve as governor, tying a previous record first set in 2004. Twenty states have never had a woman governor...
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Tuesday, June 25, 2019
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Report of the OSCE/ODIHR Conference on Promoting the Political Participation of Women with Disabilities
OSCE/ODIHR
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) organized the conference "Promoting the political participation of women with disabilities" in Vienna on 16 and 17 April 2018. The event was held as part of ODIHR’s project “Our...
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Tuesday, February 26, 2019
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Representation Matters: Women in the U.S. Congress
Political Parity
The importance of having women serving in Congress is still not fully appreciated or understood. In order to document women’s contributions to governing and understand how women are navigating the contemporary environment of party polarization, the...
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Monday, November 19, 2018
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Relaunch: Resilience and rebuilding for women candidates after an electoral loss (2018)
Barbara Lee Foundation
Some women candidates may be hesitant to run again because they know that the barriers for women running for office are higher than they are for men - why should the standard after a loss be any different? This research shows that voters think women...
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Wednesday, October 03, 2018
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Report of the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women
OHCHR
In the present report, the Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences analyses the issue of violence against women in politics, including in parliament and elections, and outlines her conclusion and recommendations on...
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Wednesday, February 21, 2018
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Report on the International Forum on Women's Political Empowerment
OSCE/ODIHR
This report is based on the discussions held during the International Forum on Women’s Political Empowerment, held on 7 September 2017 in Budapest, Hungary. It is a short summary of views expressed by experts, guest speakers and participants, as...
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Friday, December 15, 2017
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Report on "Regional Organizations, Gender Equality and the Political Empowerment of Women"
International IDEA
Gender equality and the political empowerment of women are key elements for the consolidation of sustainable democracies worldwide. Global and regional organizations play an important role in the development of legal and policy frameworks, as well...
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Monday, August 07, 2017
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Report on Black Women in American Politics in 2017
Higher Heights Leadership Fund and the Center for American Women and Politics (CAWP) at Rutgers University, “Black Women in American Politics: 2017 Status Update is an analysis of the 2016 election and highlights the key wins for women of color...
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Monday, April 24, 2017
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RAU report finds that violence discourages young women from participating in politics in Zimbabwe
The Research and Advocacy Unit (RAU) has cited violence as a leading factor discouraging young women from actively participating in politics. Zimbabwe will hold general elections next year, and women participation is pivotal as they constitute 52%...
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Wednesday, September 28, 2016
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Report: Why Are Women Still Not Running for Public Office?
Extensive research shows that when women run for office, they perform just as well as men. Yet women remain severely under-represented in our political institutions. In this report, we argue that the fundamental reason for women’s under-...
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Wednesday, September 21, 2016
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Report on Gender Mainstreaming in the work of the European Parliament
Gender mainstreaming has been embraced internationally as a strategy towards realizing gender equality. Gender mainstreaming has a double dimension: it requires both integrating a gender perspective to the content of the different policies, and...
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Friday, September 09, 2016
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Report of the Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice
In this report, the Working Group examines discrimination against women and girls in cultural and family life. The cultural construction of gender determines the role of women and girls within the family, including in marriage. After analysing the...
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Tuesday, April 26, 2016
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Report on Equality between Women and Men 2015
Equality between women and men is one of the EU’s fundamental values and its promotion is an obligation enshrined in the Treaty. To fulfil this obligation, the European Commission adopted the 2010-2015 Strategy for equality between women and men as...
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Monday, September 22, 2014
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Report on Implementation of Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action 2010-14
After fall of Taliban, and as a country in transition, Afghanistan is faced with many political, social, cultural and economic challenges. In the past three decades, the people of Afghanistan, especially women, faced various challenges but despite...
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Friday, May 02, 2014
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Reclaiming and Redefining Rights: ICPD+20: Status of Sexual and Reproductive Health and Rights in the Middle East and North Africa
The year 2014 was meant to be the year that ended the Program of Action adopted by the Cairo Conference for Population and Development (ICPD) in 1994. The document was a paradigm shift in understanding and framing reproductive health and rights and...
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Wednesday, April 30, 2014
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Recommendations: Women's Major Group's Contribution for the 8th session of the OWG on the Sustainable Development Goals: Conflict Prevention, Post-conflict Peace-building and Promotion of Durable Peace and Rule of Law and Governance (NGO)
Analysis and key recommendations by the Women’s Major Group Peace is the basis for sustainable development. Living in a conflict-free society with enduring peace is a fundamental human right. Just and sustainable peace represents not just the...
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