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Source: Politico
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
USA: when it comes to guns, Republican women don’t always agree with Republican men
Politico
For years it has seemed as if the political stalemate over guns in America was unbreakable. Despite mass shooting after mass shooting, most efforts to regulate gun ownership, even in ways that have a majority of support from voters, have run...
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Source: MSNBC
Monday, April 10, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
United States of America: this is how we can drastically increase the number of women in politics
MSNBC
At first glance, statistics paint a rosy picture about women in U.S. politics. Kamala Harris is our country’s first female vice president. There’s a record number of women serving in governorships and in the U.S. House. And there’s been a steady...
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UN scores Nigeria low on women participation in politics (Picture: UN Logo)
Friday, December 02, 2022
UN scores Nigeria low on women participation in politics
This Day
INEC urges political parties to respect their constitutions The United Nations (UN) has scored Nigeria low in the area of women participation in politics. The UN Women Representative to Nigeria and the Economic Community of West African States (...
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USA: A record number of women will serve in the next Congress (Picture: CNN)
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
USA: A record number of women will serve in the next Congress
CNN
CNN — A record number of women will be elected to Congress this year, CNN projects – but barely. The 149 women who will serve in the US House and Senate in the 118th Congress will expand the ranks of female representation by just two members above...
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Maura Healey at the Massachusetts Democratic Party convention in Worcester in June.Craig F. Walker / Boston Globe via Getty Images file
Tuesday, November 22, 2022
USA: Lesbians score big political gains in midterm elections "rainbow wave"
NBCN
The string of wins includes the election of the country’s first lesbian governors in Massachusetts and Oregon. The 2022 midterm elections ignited what LGBTQ advocates called yet another “rainbow wave,” with over 430 lesbian, gay, bisexual,...
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US: Record 12 women to serve as governors, with notable firsts (Picture: AP)
Monday, November 21, 2022
USA: Record 12 women to serve as governors, with notable firsts
AP
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A record 12 women will take their seats as their state’s highest-ranking elected officials when the nation’s governors are sworn in this winter. The number tops the high mark set in 2004 of nine, with The Associated Press’...
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders of Arkansas, Democrat Maura Healey of Massachusetts and Democrat Kathy Hochul of New York (A/Getty Images)
Thursday, November 10, 2022
USA: Female governors will break a record in 2023
CNN
The US will have a record number of female governors in 2023. Still, the record-setting number – 12 – will represent a small fraction of the top executives across the 50 states. The previous record of nine female governors serving concurrently was...
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Massachusetts Gov.-elect Maura Healey speaks during a Democratic election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Boston. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)
Wednesday, November 09, 2022
USA: These 2022 candidates made history with their election wins
Time
As the results from the midterm elections started pouring in Tuesday night, a number of candidates made history. So far, there have been barriers broken by women including women of color, young people, and members of the LGBTQ community. Here’s a...
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Representatives of UN entities signing the partnership agreement. Photo: UNAMI
Thursday, November 03, 2022
UNDP, UN Women support women’s political participation in Iraq
Iraqui News
Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) – The United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (UN Women) in Iraq signed on Monday a one million USD partnership agreement in Baghdad to support women’s...
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US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women (Picture Sara Aliaga)
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women
BBC
Despite historic gains in the past two congressional elections in the US, women hold just 27% of the seats. As Americans prepare to reshape Congress in the midterms, could Bolivia inspire change? Bolivia is one of the few countries in the world...
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US: Where women of color stand post-primaries (Politico)
Friday, October 07, 2022
US: Where women of color stand post-primaries
Politico
Of the 259 women nominated in House primaries this year, 43 percent are women of color — the highest percentage for the demographic in recent cycles. While that’s an indicator of progress, says Kelly Dittmar, director of research and scholar at the...
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Nadia Radic for the Deseret News
Monday, October 03, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Utah (US): We, the women
Deseret News
Women have always been trailblazers in the West. Why are some states falling behind? She usually returned library books on time. But Emily Bell McCormick wanted to keep this one. As her mother read aloud the story of Joan of Arc, the image of an...
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US: Data on 2022 women candidates by race and ethnicity (CAWP)
Wednesday, July 27, 2022
Data and Statistics
US: Data on 2022 women candidates by race and ethnicity
CAWP
The 2022 midterms have led to some new records for women candidates for the U.S. House, U.S. Senate, and governor in various race and ethnicity groups, according to an analysis of candidate filings from CAWP. Asian American/Pacific Islander, Black,...
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Lisa Cook, KEN CEDENO (REUTERS)
Wednesday, May 11, 2022
USA: Senate confirms Lisa Cook to be the first black woman on Fed board
CNN
(CNN)-The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Lisa Cook to the Federal Reserve Board of Governors, becoming the first African American woman to be a member of the panel. The final vote was 51-50 with Vice President Kamala Harris breaking the tie. All...
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Minnesota State Senate candidate Erin Maye Quade gave a speech while in active labor, April 23, 2022, in Rosemount, Minn. Good Morning America
Monday, May 02, 2022
US: State politician gives speech while in active labor, withdraws to give birth
Good Morning America
A state politician is bringing attention to the difficulties facing expectant mothers as she went into labor during an impassioned speech to delegates at a local party convention. Minnesota state Senate candidate Erin Maye Quade was in active labor...
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UK: Action needed to avoid losing a generation of women and minorities in politics, MPs argue - Politics
Thursday, March 10, 2022
UK: Action needed to avoid losing a generation of women and minorities in politics, MPs argue
politics.co.uk
Action is needed to avoid losing a generation of women and minorities in politics, MPs have argued today. In a report released today, the women and equalities committee says that just 34 per cent, representation of women in the House of Commons lags...
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USA: Are minority and women candidates penalized by party politics? Race, gender, and access to party support - Sage Journals
Tuesday, February 15, 2022
Academic Paper / Article
USA: Are minority and women candidates penalized by party politics? Race, gender, and access to party support
Sage Journals
Racial/ethnic minorities and women continue to be underrepresented in public office in the United States. Here, we evaluate the role of general election political party support for women and minorities in structuring these inequalities, as a key...
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USA: The contingent effects of sexism in primary elections - Sage Journals
Monday, February 14, 2022
Academic Paper / Article
USA: The contingent effects of sexism in primary elections
Sage Journals
Although the landscape for female candidates in U.S. politics has improved, research continues to find that many voters possess sexist attitudes. We rely on a standard political communication framework to help reconcile sexism in the electorate with...
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