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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Interviews
Chinami Nishimura
This interview was conducted at the 133rd IPU Assembly. 
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Interviews
Catherine Nabwala Mukiite
This interview was conducted at the 133rd IPU Assembly. 
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Wednesday, February 24, 2016
Interviews
Cáit Keane
Cáit Keane attended the 133rd Inter-parliamentary Union Assembly in Geneva. She is a senator in the Irish parliament. Visit her website to know more about her http://www.caitkeane.com/. This interview was conducted at the 133rd IPU Assembly. 
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Tuesday, February 23, 2016
Call for papers: Negotiating Political Inclusion: Women and Party Politics in the Middle East and North Africa
From women’s key role in the recent democratization uprisings across the region, to their demands to enter political-decision-making positions, women are actively protesting their marginalization from the political sphere and demanding a voice in...
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Monday, February 08, 2016
CSW 60
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is a functional commission of the Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) that represents the principal intergovernmental body exclusively dedicated to the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of...
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Wednesday, January 20, 2016
Chilean Senate approves criteria of gender quotas for political parties
The Chamber of the Chilean Senate approved with 35 votes in favor, the new law on political parties, in the absence of some outstanding voting points. This new law aims to advance internal democracy of political parties in Chile and has a special...
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Tuesday, January 12, 2016
Campaign Strategies 101
101 campaign strategy covers the creation and implementation of campaign strategies at the local, state and federal. Topics include the platforms of the campaign, the messages of the campaign, the analysis of the applicant, the analysis of the...
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Friday, January 08, 2016
Congresswomen Carolyn Maloney urges Ban Ki-moon to fight for a female successor
Congresswoman Carolyn B. Maloney today urged outgoing United Nation’s Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to make every effort to ensure his successor is a woman. No woman has served as Secretary General since the creation of the United Nations in 1945. “...
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Tuesday, October 06, 2015
Certificate Program on Gender, Leadership and Public Policy
The University of Massachusetts Boston is offering a Graduate Certificate on ‘Gender, Leadership and Public Policy’. This is a track in the Masters of Public Administration of the UMass Boston designed to prepare women to become successful civil...
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Thursday, November 13, 2014
Can women wage war?
By Ashwath Komath, It is a very common stereotype in the world, especially in politics, that women cannot be strong and cannot handle ministries of defence or foreign affairs because at times they involve the element of violence in them. It is the...
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Wednesday, November 12, 2014
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Can women wage war?
By Ashwath Komath, It is a very common stereotype in the world, especially in politics, that women cannot be strong and cannot handle ministries of defence or foreign affairs because at times they involve the element of violence in them. It is the...
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Monday, July 21, 2014
Can young people break the socio-cultural and institutional barriers for women in politics?
Political institutions have traditionally been created in male dominated societies in which men formulate the rules of the political game.  Although traditional political institutions have undertaken efforts to become more accessible for young...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Creating history is herstory: a local girl turns public leader, Bhutan
In the landlocked Himalayan nation of Bhutan, Namgay Peldon never thought she would make history, but she did. She was elected the first women Gup, the block leader, as the nation voted for the first time, transitioning from monarchy to democracy in...
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Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Interviews
Chanda Kochhar – “The sky’s the limit”
In 2014, Chanda Kochhar, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ICICI Bank Limited, India's largest private sector bank and the second-largest bank in the country, was named among Fortune's 50 most powerful women in business for the...
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Caroline Hubbard
Tuesday, June 17, 2014
Multimedia
Challenges for international organizations working on women's issues
iKNOW Politics Expert Caroline Hubbard speaks about the challenges international organizations face while working on women's rights issues.
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Thursday, May 01, 2014
Multimedia
Congolese Women Politicians Meet with CAR President
In March, Catherine Samba-Panza, president of the Central African Republic, and 25 Congolese women politicians sat down for a meeting to discuss security, peace and women's political participation. NDI organized the meeting when President Samba-...
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Thursday, May 01, 2014
CAR President Samba-Panza Inspires Congolese Women Politicians
In Sub-Saharan Africa, where women hold just 23 percent of the seats in national parliaments and there are only three women heads of state, Catherine Samba-Panza, president of the Central African Republic (CAR), is an inspirational figure. Her...
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Report / White Paper
Country Reviews: Women’s Political Participation in South Asia.”
Governance in all South Asian countries is imbued with a predominantly patriarchal character. This is reflected in the fact that women form a disproportionately small segment of representatives in elected bodies across all levels of governance, and...
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