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Monday, November 27, 2023
Is India’s new gender quota bill an empty promise?
The Geopolitics
The Indian parliament passed a historic bill that necessitates the lower house of the parliament and the state legislatures to earmark one-third of their seats to women. In terms of women’s representation in politics, India ranks 141 out of 185,...
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Friday, November 17, 2023
Indonesia: 2024 election could be nadir of women's representation, say analysts
The Jakarta Post
Political parties claim to have met the minimum national quota of 30 percent for female candidates, but a recent report has found that only one party competing in the 2024 legislative election meets the requirement at the district level. For two...
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Thursday, August 24, 2023
Ireland: renewed call for gender quotas ahead of next local elections
Irish Examiner
Women from across the island of Ireland and Europe have issued a renewed appeal to establish gender quotas at local Government level. The National Women's Council's All-Island Forum is calling for a 40% gender quota to be introduced ahead of the...
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india demographic potential augusto claros in conversation with mk anand at times now summit 2022 © Provided by Times Now
Monday, December 05, 2022
Interviews
India: Why women quota in Parliament would ensure greater participation in workforce? Economist Augusto Lopez-Claros discusses its importance with MK Anand at Times Now Summit 2022
Times Now
A stronger representation of women in India’s power structure will greatly boost India’s economic growth, opined Augusto Lopez-Claros, chair of the Global Governance Forum. In a conversation with Times Network CEO and MD MK Anand at the Times Now...
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Speaking at the event in Cork City Hall, Lord Mayor of Cork Deirdre Forde said 'under-representation of women at all levels of governance and decision-making weakens our democracy'. Picture: Jim Coughlan
Monday, December 05, 2022
Ireland: Cork caucus hears calls for gender quotas to be extended to local government elections
The Irish Examiner
Gender quotas should be extended from national elections to the 2024 local government elections to ensure Ireland is in line with other European countries, new research has recommended. It also found that some female elected members believe local...
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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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Gender inequality in local Irish politics highlighted in new research
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Report / White Paper
Ireland: Women's voices in the Council's Chamber
Cork City Council
UCC research, carried out on behalf of Cork City Council’s Women’s Caucus, has recommended that gender quota legislation be introduced before the next local government elections to help increase the number of female councillors around the country. ...
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The research indicates that women face up to eight times the level of abuse online compared to their male counterparts (Picture RTE)
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Ireland: Women running for election more likely to be subjected to abuse - study
RTE
Women running for election are more likely to be the victims of personalised, misogynistic abuse - online and at the doorstep - than their male counterparts. That is according to new research published today which also shows that female...
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In March 2018, Sun Chunlan (second from right) was named a vice premier. The 24-person Politburo unveiled at this year's party congress has no female members. | AFP-JIJI
Monday, October 24, 2022
It's a man's world: No more female leaders in China's Communist Party
The Japan Times
BEIJING – The Communist Party congress has laid bare the striking gender imbalance in the upper echelons of Chinese politics, with not a single woman making the 24-person Politburo for the first time in at least a quarter of a century. As Xi Jinping...
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House of Representatives Speaker Puan Maharani (right) speaks to her mother, PDI-P matriarch Megawati Soekarnoputri, during the party’s national working meeting on June 21, 2022 in Jakarta. (Antara/M. Risyal Hidayat)
Wednesday, September 07, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Indonesia: More women in politics, please
The Jakarta Post
For the first time, Indonesia, dubbed the world’s third largest democracy, will hold the general elections — the presidential and legislative elections — and nationwide regional elections in the same year. Taking place in 2024, it will be perhaps...
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ES Bijimol (Onmanorama)
Tuesday, September 06, 2022
India: Ex-MLA Bijimol opens up on trauma inflicted by anti-woman colleagues in CPI
Onmanorama
ES Bijimol, a three-time MLA of the Communist Party of India (CPI) has said she suffered moral attacks and degradation from her male colleagues for daring to contest in a male bastion. The former legislator from Peermade in Kerala’s Idukki district...
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Intergeneration Dialogue on Generation Equality and Women’s Leadership in Malawi: “This is Malawi, a land of women, who lead, and men, who celebrate them” (Picture: UN Women)
Friday, July 01, 2022
Intergeneration Dialogue on Generation Equality and Women’s Leadership in Malawi: “This is Malawi, a land of women, who lead, and men, who celebrate them”
UN Women
In 2021, the world’s political leaders, youth activists, corporate executives, development agencies, gathered in Paris for the Generation Equality Forum to lay the foundation for a new agenda to address gender equality. Following the Forum, as a co-...
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In the tribal-dominated Sundargarh district, the BJD chose Kunti Pradhan who makes a living out of tailoring as well as training SHG members on making aachar and papad. (HT PHOTO.)
Tuesday, March 22, 2022
In a first, women to head 70% of Zilla Parishads in Odisha
Hindustan Times
With women voters rooting for the candidates across districts, more women nominees were elected in the panchayat polls this year. In Patnaik’s home district of Ganjam, 40 women candidates were elected as members of the Zilla Parishad out of a total...
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Intractable barriers to women’s election in Tonga - Australian National University
Wednesday, March 09, 2022
Academic Paper / Article
Intractable barriers to women’s election in Tonga
Australian National University
In this In brief, the authors consider lessons learned in the aftermath of women candidates’ defeat in the 18 November 2021 general election. They identify five intractable barriers to women’s election in Tonga: voters’ expectations of reciprocity...
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House of Representatives' (DPR's) Inter-Parliamentary Cooperation Board Member Dyah Esti conveyed the importance of gender of equality. ANTARA/Dyah Roro Esti Documentation/FR
Thursday, March 03, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Indonesia: Women's political representation and gender-friendly policies
Antara News
Women's political representation is not only meaningful in terms of fulfilling the quota of 30 percent within the parliament, but also it affects substantive matters such as gender-friendly policies. The importance of women representation in...
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Seke-Chikomba proportional representation MP Tatenda Mavetera - News Day
Monday, February 07, 2022
Interviews
Interview: Zec should ensure political parties are gender sensitive
News Day
The country is preparing to hold by-elections on March 26, and the list of candidates shows that there are fewer female candidates than males. Women are said to face several hurdles such as lack of finances to support their electoral campaigns and...
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T he link between education and participation of women in Indian politics / Picture: Observer Research Foundation
Monday, January 31, 2022
Academic Paper / Article
India: the link between education and participation of women in Indian politics
Observer Research Foundation
The gender disparity in politics is indicative of the of need to promote education amongst women, thus, enabling greater political participation. While numerous political advancements have occurred throughout the world in recent decades, the most...
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Indian Election body notifies wards to be reserved for women - Credits: Times of India
Wednesday, January 26, 2022
Indian Election body notifies wards to be reserved for women
Times of India
Sounding bugle for the upcoming municipal polls in Delhi, the state election commission on Tuesday notified the wards that would be reserved for Scheduled Caste and women candidates in north, south and east municipal corporations. According to the...
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