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Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Interviews
Include PWD, women in politics to promote good governance– FG told
Vanguard Newspapers
To promote good governance in Nigeria, a non-governmental organization, Gender Strategy Advancement International, GSAI, has said People with Disabilities, PWD, Women, should be considered in the decision making process, and given political...
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Thursday, August 10, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
India: female voters outnumber men in Mizoram, but this doesn't translate to equal opportunity in politics
Indiatimes
In what can be considered a boost to women empowerment, Mizoram's female voters have been found to officially outnumber its male voters, just ahead of the assembly polls. As per the draft rolls published by the state election department, there...
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Source: Business Standard
Monday, May 22, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
India - Karnataka political glass ceiling: why women have limited representation
Business Standard
Women politicians in Karnataka have limited representation in the state’s power circles, despite rising participation by women voters. They accounted for only seven per cent of candidates and around five per cent of winners -- this in a state where...
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In Southeast Asia, violence against female political leaders is rising (Picture: Rappler)
Monday, November 28, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
In Southeast Asia, violence against female political leaders is rising
Rappler
'Far too little attention has been paid to either the obstacles women face once they achieve positions of political leadership or the reasons why they leave politics.' Chonticha “Lookkate” Jangrew regularly experiences online abuse, intimidation,...
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En Brasil, las amenazas a candidatas se han vuelto frecuentes| Imagen: Luís Gustavo Moreira Carmo / Global Voices
Monday, August 29, 2022
In Brazil's election year, women in politics denounce recurring threats
Global Voices
Parliamentarians draw attention to messages with insults and death threats. With the first round of the presidential elections on Oct. 2 approaching, cisgender, transgender, and travestis in women involved in Brazilian politics have been denouncing...
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Then-presidential candidate Draupadi Murmu greets supporters in Odisha state, India, on June 22. (AP)
Friday, July 22, 2022
In a first, India elects tribal woman to be president
The Washington Post
NEW DELHI — About 5,000 Indian lawmakers on Thursday elected Draupadi Murmu, an Indigenous tribal woman with humble roots, to be the country’s next president, marking a breakthrough for one of India’s marginalized minority groups. The 64-year-old...
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Freshman members of the 116th Congress pose for a group photo on Capitol Hill November 14, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP via Getty Images)
Wednesday, July 06, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post, Interviews
I’m not sexist, other voters are
Men Yell At Me
During the 2020 caucus cycle, I heard it a lot, the refrain of the cautious Democratic voter. I want to vote for her, but I don’t think she can win. It wasn’t, people reasoned, because they were sexist, but they worried that America was. The...
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Labor councillor for Kiama, Imogen Draisma, 22, wants the council to better reflect the community it represents.(ABC Illawarra: Ainslie Drewitt-Smith)
Monday, December 27, 2021
In Australia, one of NSW's youngest female politicians calls for diversity as she enters local government
ABC News
A sea of change is washing across New South Wales local government as more women and young people take up seats as councillors. Until recently, 22-year-old Imogen Draisma could not see herself reflected in the local council running her home city of...
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Adams names all-women slate of deputy mayors - copyright: Spectrum News NY1
Tuesday, December 21, 2021
In New York City, Adams names all-women slate of deputy mayors
Spectrum News NY1
Lorraine Grillo was named as first deputy mayor; Anne Williams-Isom as deputy mayor for health and human services; Meera Joshi as deputy mayor for operations; Maria Torres-Springer as deputy mayor for economic and workforce development; and Sheena...
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Adila Yarmuhammad hopes to bring change to federal parliament, which she says is dominated by white men.(Supplied) - ABC News
Thursday, December 16, 2021
In Autralia, launch of an alliance of young, diverse people to run in 2022 federal election
ABC News
At just 21 years old, Adila Yarmuhammad believes she will be the youngest Muslim woman running in the 2022 federal election. She aims to secure a seat in Australia's parliament, but she knows she's inexperienced. "Even just running [for a seat] is...
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La cheffe du Conseil mohawk de Kahnawake récemment élue, Kahsennenhawe Sky-Deer PHOTO : RADIO-CANADA / IVANOH DEMERS
Monday, August 09, 2021
Indigenous leaders praise historic election victories by women
Canada’s National Observer
It's no coincidence that a wave of Indigenous women have won leadership roles previously held only by men, say leaders and advocates. They argue it's a sign of the times that Mandy Gull-Masty was elected the first female Grand Chief of the Cree...
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Friday, November 30, 2018
Interviews
Indigenous congresswoman-elect Deb Haaland reflects on historic win
CBC
Haaland was 1 of 2 Native American women to be elected to the U.S. congress on Tuesday Deb Haaland was one of two Indigenous women to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday, and she says she can't be happier with the historic win...
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Tuesday, June 06, 2017
Indigenous Woman Will Run For Mexican Presidential Elections
MEXICO CITY — Mexico will hold its presidential elections next year. And for the first time, an indigenous woman is running for the office. More than 50 indigenous communities from the National Indigenous Council (CNI) have designated their...
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Wednesday, December 14, 2016
International IDEA hosts all-day event at UN on Political Participation of Migrants and Refugees
The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (International IDEA) has organized a discussion on “Political Participation in Times of Mass Migration and Refugee Crises” at UN Headquarters in collaboration with the Permanent...
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Tuesday, November 22, 2016
Immoral hazard: the gender inequality of risk
This post is part of a series produced by The Huffington Post, in conjunction with the U.N.’s 22ndConference of the Parties (COP22) in Morocco (Nov. 7-18). To view the entire series, click here. By Yannick Glemarec, Deputy Executive Director of UN...
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Monday, November 21, 2016
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Immoral hazard: the gender inequality of risk
This post is part of a series produced by The Huffington Post, in conjunction with the U.N.’s 22ndConference of the Parties (COP22) in Morocco (Nov. 7-18). To view the entire series, click here. By Yannick Glemarec, Deputy Executive Director of UN...
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Monday, October 10, 2016
ISIS Terror Against Women: Trauma expert on mission to record ISIS horror stories
Abu Chiad boasted about beheading infidels, raping women and children and slaughtering in the name of Islam. Speaking from a prison in the city of Kirkuk, in northern Iraq, he told Dr. Jan Kizilhan that these acts would get him to heaven. Kizilhan,...
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Thursday, September 01, 2016
I’m a Korean American Woman in Politics, and Biases Won’t Stop Me
This blog post was written by 2015–16 National Student Advisory Council Member Na-Yeon Park and published on 22 August 2016 by the American Association of University Women (AAUW) here. As a child of immigrant parents and as a woman of color, I grew...
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