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Wednesday, September 13, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Climbing the ranks: Australia’s gender equity breakthrough
Monash University
When Kylea Tink, Member for North Sydney, decried the “unconstructive noise and aggression” in Australia’s Parliament this week, she wasn’t merely venting frustration. She was challenging the nation‘s political culture, a gesture that marks a...
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Call for creating meaningful space for women in political arena
The News
The Provincial Assembly of Sindh, in collaboration with the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus (WPC), organised a roundtable discussion on electoral reforms in Karachi on Wednesday. The event was held with the support of UN-Women Pakistan and UNDP....
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Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Creating space for women in public life
Monitor
Attending the National Security Symposium 2023 on ‘contemporary security challenges: the African Perspective’, changed my perspective of Rwanda and challenged my assumptions about the country. In a four-part series, I look at some specific areas...
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Monday, July 03, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Canada: The Toronto we want: we can all win when immigrant women lead
The Toronto Star
More than 500,000 votes. That’s how many ballots were cast for the top two candidates in Monday’s mayoral byelection. Together, mayor-elect Olivia Chow and runner-up Ana Bailão represented the dreams of close to 70 per cent of residents who voted in...
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Wednesday, June 28, 2023
Canada: Status of Women Council announces new president, executive director
Cabin Radio
The Status of Women Council of the NWT, leaderless for almost a year, says it now has a new president and a fresh executive director. The council, an arm’s-length creation of the NWT government, has a mandate to advocate on behalf of women and...
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Friday, June 23, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Catholics call for Vatican to embrace women in leadership, LGBTQ community, report says
Nation Africa
From welcoming LGBTQ Catholics to better representation of women, the Vatican published on Tuesday a reflection on the top social issues facing the Catholic Church as part of a global study on its future. The 50-page document is intended as food for...
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Source: Relief Web
Monday, June 19, 2023
Academic Paper / Article
CMI Insight: The long journey of Sudanese women from the margins of politics to influential roles in official processes
Relief Web
Women have been politically active and have played key roles at times of critical turning points in Sudan’s history, but this has not been translated into official recognition in political processes or substantive representation in government. The...
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Catherine Zainab Tarawally
Wednesday, May 24, 2023
Interviews
Catherine Zainab Tarawally
Hon Catherine Zainab Tarawally is a journalist by profession. A member of the opposition party the All people’s Congress Party (APC), she won a seat in Parliament in 2018, representing constituency 037 Kambia District in the Northern Region. She is...
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Inter-parliamentary Union
Wednesday, March 08, 2023
Celebrating 10 women MPs who are active on IPU committees
Inter-parliamentary Union
As the IPU celebrates International Women’s Day, these are just some of the inspiring women MPs working actively in the IPU’s committees to promote gender equality, youth participation, peace and sustainable development. Sahar Albazar, Egypt...
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norden
Friday, March 03, 2023
CSW 67: Pushing back the push-back - Nordic solutions to online gender-based violence
Welcome to this CSW67 event when Nordic gender equality ministers talk about Nordic solutions to make the digital world safer for all, led by Iceland's prime minister. The Nordic countries are ready to push back the opposition to gender equality!...
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APSR
Tuesday, January 24, 2023
Academic Paper / Article
Can’t we all just get along? How women MPs can ameliorate affective polarization in Western publics
Cambridge University Press
Abstract Concern over partisan resentment and hostility has increased across Western democracies. Despite growing attention to affective polarization, existing research fails to ask whether who serves in office affects mass-level interparty...
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Politics and gender
Monday, January 23, 2023
Academic Paper / Article
Crisis, gender role congruency, and perceptions of executive leadership
Cambridge University Press
Extract At a time of pandemics, international economic downturns, and increasing environmental threats due to climate change, countries around the world are facing numerous crises. What impact might we expect these crises to have on the already...
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CFJ-UNESCO global study: Online violence against women journalists (cover: ICFJ)
Friday, December 09, 2022
Report / White Paper
CFJ-UNESCO global study: Online violence against women journalists
ICFJ
With the support of UNESCO, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has published a groundbreaking, book-length global study on online violence against women journalists, documenting alarming trends and offering solutions to this pernicious...
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LOS ANGELES, CA-JANUARY 18, 2019: Supporters cheer during the 4th annual Women’s March Los Angeles kickoff at Pershing Square in dowtown Los Angeles. (Gabriella Angotti-Jones/Los Angeles Times)
Wednesday, December 07, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
California Politics: Huge gains for women in the Legislature
Los Angeles Times
SACRAMENTO —  The California Legislature that will be sworn in Monday will include more women than ever before, accounting for about 42% of state lawmakers. That might not sound like much for a progressive state like California — home to a roster of...
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Photot from The Guardian
Friday, September 02, 2022
Cristina Fernández de Kirchner: arrest after attempted shooting of Argentina vice-president
The Guardian
Fernández de Kirchner was greeting supporters outside her home when a Brazilian man approached her and raised a handgun to her face A man has been detained after he aimed a handgun at point-blank range at Argentina’s vice-president, Cristina...
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Canada’s Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured here in Toronto in June 2022, had insults hurled at her during an encounter in Grande Prairie, Alta. (Cole Burston/The Canadian Press)
Monday, August 29, 2022
Chrystia Freeland latest target of public threats, intimidation against women in Canadian politics
CBC
Some journalists have been sharing emails detailing disturbing threats. Public instances of threats and intimidation of women in public life have intensified in recent weeks, with significant examples of abuse targeted toward politicians — most...
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CWP gender-sensitising parliaments
Friday, August 12, 2022
Guide / Training Material
CWP gender-sensitising parliaments
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
The Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Gender Sensitising Parliamentary Guidelines: A Seven-Step Field Guide (‘Field Guide’) provides a blueprint for Commonwealth parliaments interested in undertaking a Gender Sensitive Parliament (GSP) review...
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Anita Anand, Chrystia Freeland, Justin Trudeau and Melanie Joly listen (Justin Tang / THE CANADIAN PRESS FILES)
Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Creating space for women pays off
Winnipeg Free Press
Three powerful women in charge of finance, defence and foreign affairs frame the Canadian Prime Minister during press conferences. It’s the first time in our history that these three top cabinet jobs have been held simultaneously by women. And in...
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