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Thursday, February 21, 2019
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Women in politics are just politicians. They are not saris, jackets, or a particular kind of laughter
Dailyo
By Naghma Sahar, After the death of veteran socialist leader George Fernandes, I had the chance to meet his companion and fellow politician, Jaya Jaitly. We talked about her long political life and her new book A Life among the Scorpions: Memoirs of...
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Friday, February 15, 2019
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Who’d be a woman politician? Shattering glass ceilings is not for the faint of heart
The East African
By Nerima Wako-Ojiwa, Student politics in our universities is a replica of our national politics. When it comes to heavy debates, the competitive candidates are printing hundreds of fliers, forming voting blocs (causing some institutions to forbid...
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Friday, January 18, 2019
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When honest women replace ‘self-made’ men
The New York Times
By Jill Filipovic, At the end of this month, Nancy Pelosi will retake her position on the podium behind the president as he gives his State of the Union address. As speaker of a House that is more female and more racially diverse than at any time in...
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Tuesday, January 15, 2019
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What you see when it’s your job to open a woman MP’s Facebook messages
The Spinoff
I’ve worked at parliament for three different MPs over five years. For the first time, I’m now working for a woman MP, and the kind of messages sent to her online are shocking. “Hey, what are you up to tonight?” “Is that your boyfriend?” It’s 9.37pm...
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Wednesday, January 02, 2019
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Women who rule the world: The 22 most powerful female political and policy leaders 2018
Forbes
By Nicolette Jones, The number of women in politics and policy has always been relatively small, but even so their power now feels more tenuous than ever. As political leaders around the globe face an ever more precarious geopolitical climate,...
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Wednesday, December 12, 2018
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Why Kenyan men don't want to share power with women
BBC
The Kenyan parliament is a tough playground. And just like any other playground, the bigger ones tend to play rough and keep the toys to themselves. The "boys" in parliament have been doing exactly that, by refusing to share their play area and...
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Tuesday, December 11, 2018
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What Tunisia can teach the United States about women’s equality
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
By Sarah Yerkes and Shannon Mckeown. An unprecedented number of women—especially women of color—are headed to the U.S. Congress in January. In what has been called another Year of the Woman, a historic 272 out of 964 candidates for Congress and...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2018
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Women in politics face constant sexist attacks, proving progress is only partial
Daily Bruin
By Ani Gasparyan, The 2018 midterm elections made significant strides for the Democratic Party. But the same can’t be said for women in politics. A record number of women ran this year and won seats in Congress. A total of 256 women ran for office...
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Friday, November 09, 2018
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Women in politics are the new, unexceptional normal
Longview News Journal
By Soraya Chemaly, The midterm elections saw a cascade of historical firsts for women, as the first Muslim women (Democrat Rashida Tlaib of Michigan and Democrat Ilhan Omar, a Somali American former refugee in Minnesota) and Texas’ first Latinas (...
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Thursday, October 25, 2018
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Women candidates rewrite the political playbook
Gender Watch 2018
The impact of record numbers of women candidates has already been felt this election cycle. The #MeToo movement and anger about the outcome of the 2016 presidential contest has driven women to break free from some of the conventions that have...
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Tuesday, October 02, 2018
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We too: At gathering of nations, women’s voices ring loud
AP News
By Angela Charlton, In a pivotal week for women in the United States, the U.N. put forth its own clarion set of female voices at its annual meeting of nations. And women’s empowerment was only one of their rallying cries. At the U.N. General...
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Tuesday, September 25, 2018
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Women and political empowerment in Nigeria
The Guardian
By Davidson Aminu, Women and political empowerment in Nigeria is a topical issue and it has generated mixed reaction from both the educated and the general public. There are those who argue that women should be confined to their traditional role of...
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Friday, August 31, 2018
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Will toxic politics stem the surge in women candidates?
Real Clear Politics
When Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, it sparked a surge of female candidates. According to Rutgers Center for American Women and Politics, nearly 500 women initially filed to run for the U.S. House of Representatives, 54 filed...
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Friday, August 17, 2018
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When the resistance meets the polls: A historic week for women politicians
The New York Times
By Maya Salam, Yes, that’s the sound of glass shattering ahead of the midterm elections. And female candidates are stomping through the wreckage. It’s been an election year already dominated by a surge of women, and a record number of L.G.B.T....
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Wednesday, August 08, 2018
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Women just broke a record: The most female nominees for governor in a single year
The Washington Post
By Amber Phillips, Nowhere is there a stronger gender disparity in U.S. politics than in governor’s mansions. Right now there are a grand total of six female governors. Tuesday may go down as a day that helps change that dismal number. Primary...
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Friday, July 13, 2018
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Women's rights in Tunisia: Could first female mayor signal democratic change?
Deutsche Welle
By Wesley Dockery, Last week, the Tunisian capital elected Souad Abderrahim its first female mayor in the first city elections since the Arab Spring. Could her victory signify a new direction for Tunisia's formerly Islamist Ennahda party? Tunisia...
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Wednesday, June 06, 2018
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Women running for office brings necessary change to American politics
The East Carolinian
By Blessing Aghimien, From the Women’s March to the #MeToo movement, the world has seen a culture shift when it comes to women demanding respect from those in charge. Now, hundreds of women across the country are embarking on a new challenge —...
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Thursday, May 31, 2018
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Why are Asia’s women politicians facing a backlash?
The Conversation
By Shan-Jan Sarah Liu, In the global struggle to get more women into high political office, one of the more hopeful fronts is Asia. Taiwan recently celebrated two years of its first female president, Tsai Ing-Wen, and its national legislature...
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