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Friday, September 15, 2023
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Uplifting women’s role in Politics
Daily Minute Mirror
It’s great to hear that the Pakistan Peoples’ Party (PPP) has been actively promoting the inclusion of women and religious minorities within the party. By providing space for underrepresented groups, the PPP is not only enhancing its image...
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Thursday, September 14, 2023
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Urgent action needed to tackle cyberbullying of women in politics
Galway Advertiser
A University of Galway academic, Associate Professor Tom Felle, has called for laws, hefty fines and criminal action to be taken against social media companies who ‘fail to tackle cyber violence against women’. As part of his work to counter the...
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Monday, August 28, 2023
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USA: women in NC must rise above partisan politics, like women in Ohio did
The Charlotte Observer
Women’s Equality Day is Aug. 26. It marks the anniversary of the certification of the 19th Amendment, granting some women the right to vote in 1920. Then, as now, women of color faced additional barriers to representation. Today — 103 years later...
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Friday, August 18, 2023
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UK: it took female MPs from both parties to change Starmer’s stance on gender politics
The Guardian
Did Keir Starmer finally realise what being a leader meant this summer? No, not the Labour leader’s heroic rescue of a lost dog while on holiday, but his decision to enter the bitter gender debate and back a reversal of his party’s policy on...
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Wednesday, August 02, 2023
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USA: these black women are running for office to save reproductive rights
Essence
When it comes to politics, Black women have always been “at the forefront of change.” In a post- Roe v. Wade world, that’s more true now than ever. President Barack Obama has publicly acknowledged our import, remarking in a speech how Black...
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Thursday, July 27, 2023
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USA: Glenn College power programs aim to promote female representation
The Lantern
More than a century after women earned the right to vote, political representation for them remains unbalanced. According to Represent Women’s Gender Parity Index, the 168 million women in the United States only make up about 30 percent of all...
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Wednesday, June 21, 2023
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USA: weekend reading on women’s representation: one-third of State legislators are women
Ms Magazine
Weekend Reading on Women’s Representation is a compilation of stories about women’s representation in politics, on boards, in sports and entertainment, in judicial offices and in the private sector in the U.S. and around the world—with a little...
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Source: Politico
Tuesday, June 13, 2023
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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: CNN
Thursday, May 25, 2023
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Uganda: 'People find us easy targets': Women politicians face a torrent of online abuse but say they won't stop their work
CNN
Doreen Nyanjura is a modern politician. She announced on Twitter that she would be standing in Uganda's 2026 presidential election; has a name for her supporters -- the Nyanjuraholics -- and has characterized her platform with a catchy hashtag: #...
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Source: MSNBC
Monday, April 10, 2023
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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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USA: Women in politics still face sexism from the media - Courtesy of IMDB
Thursday, December 08, 2022
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USA: Women in politics still face sexism from the media
mdc
From Hillary Clinton to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, some things have yet to change. Prejudice is alive and sustained in the media. Today, some journalists fall back on old habits, basing their questions and commentary on old prejudices like sexism,...
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US midterm elections: Why Bolivia's lawmakers are 50% women (Picture Sara Aliaga)
Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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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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Nadia Radic for the Deseret News
Monday, October 03, 2022
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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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Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs, right, talks with members of the Electoral College after the Arizona election was certified on December 14, 2020, in Phoenix. (AP/ROSS D. FRANKLIN)
Wednesday, June 22, 2022
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US: Women secretaries of state face threats and harassment for battling election lies
The 19th
As discussion of falsehoods about the 2020 election and their deadly consequences are televised from Capitol Hill, states’ top election officials are grappling with inaccurate information — which can make them targets. In the spring of 2021, Arizona...
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Sen. Dianne Feinstein arrives to the senate carriage entrance of the Capitol in April 2021. (TOM WILLIAMS/CQ-ROLL CALL/GETTY IMAGES)
Thursday, April 28, 2022
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US: Why retiring from politics is more complicated for women
The 19th
Women in politics, including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, face unique challenges when it comes to aging and family life. Over the past couple of years, there has been a stream of reporting and rumors about the mental capacity of Sen. Dianne Feinstein, who...
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Activists march to a “No More Excuses: Voting Rights Now!” rally in Lafayette Square in in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 5, 2021. The rally called on the Biden administration “to take immediate action for voting rights.” (Alex Wong / Getty Images)
Thursday, March 03, 2022
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USA: Our democracy has problems, women have solutions
Ms Magazine
These are trying times, no doubt. We have heard multiple well-informed people talk about plans to become self-reliant homesteaders because of “how things are going” in our country. Others have even casually mentioned that they have an escape plan...
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US Black women leaders are determined to be among the ranks of governors (Picture by Markus Winkler on Unsplash)
Monday, December 13, 2021
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US black women leaders are determined to be among the ranks of governors
The Hill
By Glynda C. Carr In the seven years that Higher Heights and the Center of American Women and Politics have been issuing the Black Women in American Politics status updates, the data has consistently highlighted a challenging reality: Although more...
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Tuesday, July 28, 2020
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UK: The government’s botched response to Covid-19 will set women back decades—and shows the need for more female leaders
Prospect Magazine
By Zainab Asunramu, From growing cases of domestic abuse to rising job insecurity, women have borne the brunt of Covid-19’s many ravages. But there has been a dearth of women at the government’s daily Covid-19 briefings. The lack of expertise...
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