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Wednesday, September 06, 2023
New accusation to imprisoned Kurdish women politicians: 'producing alcohol in prison'
Bianet English
A lawsuit has been filed against women politicians Ayla Akat Ata, Ayşe Yağcı, Dilek Yağlı, Meryem Adıbelli, and Pervin Oduncu, who are currently detained in the Kobanî trial, on charges of "smuggling prohibited items into a penal institution or...
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Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
New research reveals that young women feel substantially less confident speaking about politics and climate compared with young men
Literacy Trust
Research published today by the National Literacy Trust, in partnership with Estée Lauder Companies UK & Ireland, showed a considerable confidence gap between young men and women (aged 16 – 30) when it comes to communicating opinions on...
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Friday, June 30, 2023
Nigeria, organisation advocates increased representation of women, PWDs in governance
Voice of Nigeria
The Women Rights Initiative (WORI), an NGO has advocated for increased representation of women and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in governance. Its Executive Director, Dr Laiatu Bamaiyi, made the appeal in her Sallah message to Muslims in Birnin...
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
NAWOJ seeks more political appointments for women in Nigeria
The Sun News
The National President of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Comrade Ladi Bala has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other State Governors to appoint more women into political positions for more participation of female...
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Source: New Telegraph
Monday, June 19, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Nigeria: journalists strategise to encourage more women’s participation in politics
New Telegraph
Journalists across the nation’s media landscape have resolved to help enhance greater women’s participation in politics in the country through the instrumentality of sustained dialogue between women in politics and the media. The media practitioners...
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Nigeria: NGO laments inadequate publicity for women politicians, others (Picture: Blueprint)
Monday, November 28, 2022
Nigeria: NGO laments inadequate publicity for women politicians, others
Blueprint
The CEO Women Radio, a non-governmental organization, Toun Okewale Sonaiya, has lamented that female politicians and leaders are not given the adequate media coverage as their male counterparts. This was part of the submission at a two-day media...
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Nepal: Women MPs, unite (Post Illustration)
Friday, September 30, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Nepal: Women MPs, unite
The Kathmandu Post
A new women’s parliamentary caucus is needed at a time when they are being brazenly discriminated. If one thing has remained unchanged in the history of Nepal’s democratic polity, it is the male-dominated political parties’ deliberate...
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A cross section of protesting women at the Lagos house of assembly on March 8, 2022 [File: Ope Adetayo]
Thursday, March 17, 2022
Nigerian parliament rescinds decision on gender equality bills
Aljazeera
The lawmakers’ decision on International Women’s Day came hours after simultaneous protests by women in four states. Nigeria’s lower house of parliament has rescinded its decision on three bills that it discarded at a constitutional amendment...
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Thursday, August 25, 2016
Multimedia
No Freedom to Travel. End Male Guardianship in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia’s male guardianship system remains the most significant impediment to women’s rights in the country despite limited reforms over the last decade. Adult women must obtain permission from a male guardian to travel abroad, marry, or be...
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Tuesday, October 13, 2015
NDI's New Campaign to Stop Violence Against Women during Nigerian Elections
Violence against women takes many forms and it is a global phenomenon. It is the case, however, that during electoral processes violence against women is generally increased; the reason behind this trend is that the attention that the media pay to...
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Najiba Ahmadi
Saturday, December 06, 2014
Najiba Ahmadi: The quiet revolutionary working to end violence against Afghan women
Najiba Ahmadi is quiet and unassuming – mild-mannered even. She is far from your typical revolutionary. Last week, Ms Ahmadi was among the suited government officials gathered in Britain to discuss Afghanistan’s future. For the past five years she...
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Thursday, July 17, 2014
Nigeria: Low Number of Female Lawmakers Stalling Passage of Gender Bills
The National Institute of Legislative Studies (NILS) has identified the low number of women in Nigerian parliament as the reason for the failure of gender-based bills in the legislature, adding that it is unacceptable that only seven per cent of...
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
NGOs push for boost in female candidates, Cambodia
More than 50 per cent of candidates nominated by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party in the upcoming provincial and district council elections should be women, a coalition of 12 civil society groups...
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Thursday, December 26, 2013
Number of women in politics back in focus, Cambodia
Finding out why women’s voices are not being listened to is imperative to increasing the proportion of female political representation in Cambodia, a meeting heard yesterday. The Committee to Promote Women in Politics (CPWP) – which is made up of 12...
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Friday, September 13, 2013
Multimedia
NDI World Affairs Briefing Q&A: Supporting Women's Leadership in Parliament
NDI staff participants: Jacqueline Corcoran (Bangladesh), Lindsay Robinson (Sierra Leone), Natalie Hill (Ukraine), Mark De La Iglesia (Governance). Moderated by Susan Markham, director of Women's Political Participation.  Description:  A capable and...
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Monday, May 21, 2012
NDI: Madeleine K. Albright Grant Luncheon with Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz
NDI Invites you to the Madeleine K. Albright Grant Luncheon With Keynote SpeakerCongresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz Watch the recording: Thursday, March 22, 2012 10:30 am - Panel Discussion | 12:30 pm - Lunch The Ritz Carlton, 1150...
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Friday, January 27, 2012
N-PEACE Regional Training of Trainers
From the 3-10 February 2012, twenty-two women peace advocates from the N-Peace Network countries – Nepal, Timor-Leste, Sri Lanka and Indonesia – will participant in the first N-Peace Network Training of Trainers (ToT) Programme coordinated by the...
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Monday, March 07, 2011
Report / White Paper
Nepal Human Development Report 2009: State Transformation and Human Development
Without peace, human development is not possible and without human development, peace is not sustainable. Both require inclusion and participation—which can evolve through the restructuring of the state and deepening of the democracy of a political...
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