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Posters in Tunis for candidates running in the Tunisian national election on Saturday 17 December. Photograph: Fethi Belaid/AFP/Getty Images
Friday, December 16, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Tunisia election set to deliver male-dominated parliament and erosion of women’s rights
The Guardian
As the country goes to the polls, reforms introduced by hardline president Kais Saied have led to the exclusion of female candidates. Tunisian will vote on Saturday in an election that will lead to a weakened parliament “almost exclusively dominated...
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The trust crisis facing women leaders Picture: CNN
Friday, December 02, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
The trust crisis facing women leaders
BBC
Trust in women leaders is falling even as their numbers in high-ranking positions are rising. Why? More women than ever before are running the world’s biggest companies, but research shows that the rise in representation has been accompanied by a...
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Towards improved measures of gender inequality: An evaluation of the United Nations Development Programme’s Gender Inequality Index and a proposal (Picture: UN Women)
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
Report / White Paper
Towards improved measures of gender inequality: An evaluation of the United Nations Development Programme’s Gender Inequality Index and a proposal
UN Women
This paper proposes replacing the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Gender Inequality Index with two new gender indexes: the Global Gender Parity Index (GGPI) and the Women’s Empowerment Index (WEI). The proposal builds on a review of...
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Photo by Kimberly Farmer on Unsplash
Friday, November 25, 2022
Academic Paper / Article
The blame game: Analyzing gender bias in Danish local elections
Taylor and Francis Online
Diagnosing women’s under-representation in electoral politics often involves a “blame game,” seeking to identify the primary factor responsible for depressing the share of women among candidates as well as elected officials. The Danish electoral...
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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir at the Reykjavik Global Forum (STEPHANIE FILLION/ FORBES)
Monday, November 21, 2022
Interviews
The world’s first elected female president reflects on breaking barriers, women’s rights
Forbes
Even at 92, Vigdis Finnbogadottir, who became the first elected female president of a country in 1980, is still a consummate politician and continues to speak out for women’s rights. Finnbogadottir made a recent appearance at the Reykjavik Global...
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The 10-Point Action Agenda: Advancing gender equality in crisis settings (10PAA) - UNDP
Friday, November 11, 2022
Guide / Training Material
The 10-Point Action Agenda: Advancing gender equality in crisis settings (10PAA)
UNDP
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has developed a 10-Point Action Agenda for Advancing Gender Equality in Crisis Settings (10PAA), a roadmap to guide its development programming towards results that will help transform and advance...
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A Tunisian woman holds up a placard that reads in Arabic: “We are full citizens, not a decoration for sponsorships,” during a demonstration in Tunis, Tunisia on October 7, 2022. © 2022 Chedly Ben Ibrahim/AP Photo
Thursday, November 03, 2022
Tunisia tramples gender parity ahead of parliamentary elections
Human Rights Watch
Recent Change to Electoral Law Reverses Major Advance for Women’s Rights A new electoral law introduced by Tunisian President Kais Saied on September 15 eliminated the principle of gender parity in elected assemblies, and could, in turn, result in...
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Stuff / Minister for Women Jan Tinetti views the 1893 Suffrage Petition being turned by Archives NZ conservators on Suffrage Day, September 19.
Monday, September 19, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Take Five: Key questions about women in local politics
Stuff
It’s been 129 years since women won the right to vote, but as Aotearoa begins voting in this year’s local body elections it’s clear we still have a long way to go. Monday marks Suffrage Day. On September 19, 1893 – thanks to early feminists like...
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Telling women to "lean in" won’t get more of them in politics — the parties have left women behind (Toronto Star)
Monday, September 12, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Telling women to "lean in" won’t get more of them in politics — the parties have left women behind
Toronto Star
Women lack confidence, doubt their qualifications and wait to be asked, say pundits. The narrative directs attention away from the real culprits. Men dominate Canadian politics. In the 2021 federal election, men represented 57 per cent of candidates...
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Toward parity: Inventory of strategies (FCM)
Monday, August 08, 2022
Guide / Training Material
Toward parity: Inventory of strategies
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
A compendium of ideas to reach gender parity in municipal politics How can we begin to overcome the countless obstacles that are preventing women from fully participating in municipal politics?  The suggestions in this Inventory were compiled...
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WEF Global Gender Gap Report 2022
Monday, July 25, 2022
Report / White Paper
The WEF global gender gap report 2022
World Economic Forum
Gender parity is not recovering, according to the Global Gender Gap Report 2022. It will take another 132 years to close the global gender gap. As crises are compounding, women's workforce outcomes are suffering and the risk of global gender parity...
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The 2021 federal German election: A gender and intersectional analysis (Picture: Sage Journals)
Monday, July 11, 2022
Academic Paper / Article
The 2021 federal German election: A gender and intersectional analysis
Sage Journals
On 26 September 2021, Germans elected the 20th Bundestag. This election was special in many ways. The article analyses the electoral campaign, voting behaviour, turnout, and the formation of a new coalition government by using a gender and...
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Theresa May & Julia Gillard
Friday, June 10, 2022
Multimedia
Theresa May & Julia Gillard: In Conversation for International Women's Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day, former Prime Minister of Australia and Chair of the Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (GIWL), Julia Gillard was joined by former Prime Minister of the UK, the Rt Hon Theresa May MP for an In Conversation...
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The barriers preventing migrant women engaging in Australian politics - Published on Monash University
Friday, May 13, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
The barriers preventing migrant women engaging in Australian politics
Monash University
As the federal election date draws nearer, it’s almost impossible for Australians to avoid the policies, promises and paraphernalia of political parties and candidates contesting the election. Since Australia has compulsory voting, every eligible...
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Roof and flag of the Parliament of Australia in Canberra
Friday, May 06, 2022
Data and Statistics
Trends in the gender composition of the Australian parliament
Parliament of Australia
How does the gender composition of the Australian parliament compare with parliaments around the world, and how has it changed over the past two decades International comparisons The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has published international...
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The role of Parliament in achieving gender equality - INTER PARES
Wednesday, April 27, 2022
Guide / Training Material
The role of Parliament in achieving gender equality
INTER PARES
This course, written by Dr Sonia Palmieri, explores why and how to build gender sensitive parliaments. Rich in case studies, it sketches the international framework for action and outlines opportunities for shaping contextually-appropriate...
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Women attend a protest as a part of the #MeToo movement on International Women's Day in Seoul, South Korea on March 8, 2018. (Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters)
Monday, February 14, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
The South Korean election’s gender conflict and the future of women voters
Council of Foreign Relations
By Darcie Draudt In South Korea, gender equality and the feminism movement have become politicized and polarizing issues, especially among the younger generation, leading up to the March 9 presidential election. In January, South Korean presidential...
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This one’s for the boys: how gendered political socialization limits girls’ political ambition and interest /Photo by Patrick Tomasso on Unsplash
Thursday, January 27, 2022
Academic Paper / Article
This one’s for the boys: how gendered political socialization limits girls’ political ambition and interest
Cambridge University Press
By Angela L. Bos, Jill S. Greenlee, Mirya R. Holman, Zoe M. Oxley and J. Celeste Lay This article develops and tests a new theoretical framework, gendered political socialization, which offers important insights into how children perceive gender in...
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