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Purra obtained 42,589 votes by herself and became the most popular female candidate in the country in 75 years. [EPA-EFE/KIMMO BRANDT]
Friday, April 07, 2023
Finnish elections dominated by women
Euractiv
Even though the Finnish elections were won by a male, women dominated Finland’s general election that took place on Sunday, with the most successful candidates being female. The winner of the election is Peterri Orpo from the National Coalition...
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Lynda Tabuya says she wants to use her popularity to promote more women to enter Fijian politics. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Fight to get Fijian women in politics
The Singleton Argus
Fijian women remain severely under-represented in politics. Only one in six of the more than 340 candidates putting their hand up for this month's election are women, a significant drop in the proportion of women since the previous poll in 2018....
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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 17: International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Monday, December 12, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
From Christine Lagarde to Giorgia Meloni: The most powerful women in politics in 2022
Forbes
Nearly a quarter of the leaders on the 2022 Forbes List Of The World’s Most Powerful Women play a major role in politics and policy at a time when rising inflation, supply chain disruptions, and a looming climate crisis threaten geopolitical...
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FWCC coordinator Shamima Ali speaking atthe flag-raising ceremony in Suva, on Thurs 06 Oct 2022. Picture: ELIKI NUKUTABU
Friday, October 21, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Fiji: “Unshackle the chains”
The Fiji Times
Italy recently joined Great Britain, Finland and New Zealand after the country elected its first woman prime minister. Globally, women in office have often been the most underrepresented when it comes to politics, and in the Pacific, it is even more...
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A view of the ballot box for the presidential election which is placed on a table at the parliament in Lebanon, Beirut, on September 28, 2022. [Houssam Shbaro - Anadolu Agency]
Tuesday, October 18, 2022
Female candidates for the Lebanese presidential elections: indications and their chances of winning
Middle East Monitor
Lebanese women are still excluded from the main decision-making positions in Lebanon, such as the presidency of the Republic, premiership and parliament speaker, despite their prominent presence in the human rights and diplomatic fields, and in...
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Five Indian women in politics who left a mark of their own (East Coast Daily)
Wednesday, August 24, 2022
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Five Indian women in politics who left a mark of their own
East Coast Daily
KK Shailaja In addition to serving as Kuthuparamba’s MLA, KK Shailaja served as Kerala’s minister of health and social justice. Her leadership during the COVID-19 outbreaks as Health Minister was highly praised. In Kerala, the state where the first...
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Human rights activist Francia Marquez, a vice-presidential candidate in Colombia, is pictured on March 25, 2022. © Juan Barreto, AFP
Monday, June 20, 2022
Francia Marquez: From maid to Colombia’s first Black vice-president
France 24
When Colombians on Sunday elected their first leftist president ever, they also voted for their country’s first Black vice-president. Francia Marquez, a Black single mother who worked as a maid before challenging international mining interests as a...
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La líder ambiental Francia Márquez, en Medellín, Colombia, en febrero de 2022. JOAQUIN SARMIENTO (AFP)
Monday, March 14, 2022
Francia Márquez, the Colombian electoral phenomenon
El País
The environmental leader won more votes than the center candidate Sergio Fajardo without having held public office and with a campaign that began only three months ago. Following this unprecedented primary, Francia Márquez has done nothing but smile...
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Asi Efrati - Al-Monitor
Wednesday, March 02, 2022
First female Arab Knesset member to head Israeli diplomatic mission
Al-Monitor
Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has appointed Meretz Knesset member Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi as consul general in Shanghai, sparking an outcry from critics. Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has appointed Knesset member Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi of Meretz as Israel’s...
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Alice Coffin (à gauche), conseillère écologiste de Paris et Sylvia Casalino (à droite), ingénieure en aérospatiale, lors d'une manifestation #MeToo Politique, le 25 novembre à Paris. (Cha Gonzalez/Libération)
Tuesday, February 22, 2022
France: An observatory of sexist and sexual violence in politics
Nenroll
The presidential campaign in sight. To fight against physical and psychological violence against women, the feminists behind the #MeTooPolitique movement announced on Monday February 21 the launch of an observatory on gender-based and sexual...
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Socialist Anne Hidalgo (left), Republican Valerie Pécresse (center) and far-right leader Marine Le Pen are all in the running - Credits: DW
Monday, January 31, 2022
France: women candidates for presidency highlight politics' sexism problem
DW
France has never had a woman as president. With a number of female candidates in the election race this time, could that finally change? Challenges range from a #MeToo campaign to an "invisible" barrier to the top job. Last week, Valerie Pecresse,...
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Candidate officielle à la présidentielle française, Christiane Taubira veut bousculer le paysage à gauche. Crédits: Le Figaro
Monday, January 17, 2022
Former justice minister Christiane Taubira joins France's presidential race
France 24
France's former justice minister Christiane Taubira on Saturday launched her bid to unify the floundering French left and challenge President Emmanuel Macron in April presidential elections, but she faces a slew of competing candidates reluctant to...
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Wednesday, March 07, 2018
Facebook Live Q&A on gender-targeted public funding to support women in politics
Join a live chat on International IDEA's Facebook page to discuss gender targeted public funding to support women in politics with Gary Klaukka. Ever wanted to know more about how political finance legislation is designed to help close the gender...
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Tuesday, October 31, 2017
Fewer women in Iceland's new parliament
The Icelandic general elections took place last weekend. The results show that the number of women as members of parliament decreases. The last government had 47,6% women and they will now be 38,1%, of the 63 elected members. The rate has not been...
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Monday, October 02, 2017
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Facebook Live Discussion on the Role of Male Champions in Promoting Women's Political Participation and Leadership
Co-organized by iKNOW Politics and International Gender Champions, this Facebook Live discussion brought together a diverse panel of Geneva-based Gender Champions who shared their experiences and views on the role of male champions in promoting...
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Tuesday, June 20, 2017
France elects record number of women to parliament
France voted a record number of women into parliament, election results showed on Monday, after President Emmanuel Macron's victorious Republic on the Move (LREM) party fielded a gender-balanced candidate list. Of the 577 newly elected lawmakers,...
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Monday, May 15, 2017
France: Half of Macron's legislative election candidates are women
The party of French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled the names of more than 400 candidates for the June legislative elections -- and half of them are women. At 39, Macron was sworn in on Sunday as the youngest president in France's history,...
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Tuesday, February 14, 2017
Few female candidates in India state polls reflects failure to boost women politicians
By Nita Bhalla NEW DELHI, Feb 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The pitiful show of female candidates in India's state elections is an indictment of the failure of successive governments to enact a two-decade-old bill to give women a stronger voice...
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