Minorities and Indigenous Women

Indigenous women and other minorities suffer from a lack of political representation, economic marginalization and poverty, lack of access to social services and discrimination. This section highlights news, resources and stories on minorities and indigenous women's struggle for political inclusion.

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Thursday, March 06, 2014

Canada: Parliament Panel Fails Indigenous Women

A landmark Canadian parliamentary report released on March 7, 2014, failed to recommend needed steps to stem violence against indigenous women, Human Rights Watch said today. The committee did not recommend either an independent national inquiry or...

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Thursday, June 06, 2013

Congo: Pygmy Women Leader And Environmental Activist Appointed Minister In South Kivu

On June 5th, Governor Marcellin Chisambo announced a reshuffle of the government of the Congolese province of South Kivu. Three weeks ago, three ministers were thrown out following a motion of no confidence in the provincial Parliament. One of the...

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Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Conference on Women’s Leadership in the Sahel

Watch the live webcast of the high-level segment of the Sahel Conference, April 11 2013 beginning at 4:30 p.m. Central European Summer Time (CEST), 10:30 a.m. EST. (We invite our users to click here for more information)

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Monday, July 23, 2012

Canada: How women became leaders in Aboriginal politics

Photo credit: Peter Power/The Globe and Mail They did it without quotas, action plans or affirmative action. Half of the eight candidates in the recent election for national chief of the Assembly of First Nations were women – a novel event...

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Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Canada: Strong female showing in leadership race seen as long overdue

Four women are vying for the role of the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations in what is being described as an “unprecedented” election. For the first time in AFN election history, the number of female candidates is equal to the male...

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