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Pictured: Pelosi at a Thursday press conference. (Screenshot from CBS)
Thursday, January 14, 2021
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Gendered violence and the attack on the U.S. Capitol
MS Magazine
The vandalism and thefts targeting House Speaker Nancy Pelosi last week sought to assail her position as one of the most powerful women in American politics. Among the many dramatic images emerging from the Jan. 6 attacks on the U.S. Capitol, two in...
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Tuesday, September 22, 2020
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Ghanaian girls should have presidential role models too
Ghana Web
What does a female President or Vice President mean to the girl child in Ghana? It means a lot.  Generally, it means the same thing that the male Presidents and Vice Presidents have meant and still mean to our boy children: a role model they can...
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Tuesday, March 03, 2020
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Gender quotas should be an absolute minimum, not a target
Irish Examiner
By Ciairín de Buis, With more than three-quarters of our TDs being men, Ireland once again has one of the least balanced political systems in Europe. We make up more than half the population, so why are less than a quarter of our elected politicians...
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Friday, December 20, 2019
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Gendered disinformation, fake news, and women in politics
Council on Foreign Relations
By Lucina Di Meco, As we approach the twenty-fifth anniversary of the Beijing Platform for Action, we are far from achieving the equal participation of men and women in politics that was envisaged then. Women today hold an average 24.3 percent of...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2019
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Gender quotas aren’t doing much to help women in politics in Australia
Starts at 60
By Brian Winchester, It is important to the vibrant health of a community that debate and dissent are given plenty of opportunity to challenge standards. It’s the only way to guard against mediocrity and complacency, and to foster the innovative and...
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Thursday, December 27, 2018
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Georgia: First female president does not signify gender equality
Georgia Today
Salome Zurabishvili was sworn-in as the new President of Georgia on 16 December at an inauguration ceremony in Telavi. Many foreign media outlets focused on the fact she is Georgia’s first female president. However, despite her significant victory,...
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Friday, November 23, 2018
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GOP is trying to figure out why it has almost no women in Congress
Penn Live
WASHINGTON (AP) — For congressional Republicans, this month’s elections ushered in the year of the woman — literally. West Virginia's Carol Miller will be the only Republican woman entering the 435-member House as a newcomer in January. She'll join...
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Friday, November 27, 2015
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Giving a voice to women in Tunisia
Earlier this month, the Tunisian organisation Aswat Nissa (the voice of women) launched their biggest project yet; the Women Political Academy 2015-2016. In partnership with Oxfam, the Academy aims to train 60 women aged 18 to 35 that are already...
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Tuesday, September 23, 2014
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Gender Equality in China, why not?
By Xingyu Lu  Country  Year      Value China     2014      23.4 China     2013      21.3 China     2012      21.3 China     2011      21.3 China     2010      21.3 China     2009      21.3 China     2008      20.6 China     2007      20.3 China...
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Thursday, July 03, 2014
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Gender-Specific Election Violence: The Role of Information and Communication Technologies
The rising influence of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) has paralleled the rapid development of women’s political participation worldwide. For women entering political life or holding public positions, new ICTs are frequently...
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