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Monday, September 11, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Ex-cabinet minister Begin remembered as 'trailblazer' for female politicians
Toronto Sun
Mournful tributes are pouring in after the death of Monique Begin, a former cabinet minister and academic who died Friday at the age of 87. In a statement Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Begin a “trailblazer for Canadian women.” Her...
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Friday, July 14, 2023
Economic woes driving women from politics: WAG
News Day
WOMEN Action Group (WAG) says economic challenges and cyberbullying are deterring women from actively participating in political and electoral processes. Speaking during WAG’s 40th anniversary celebration in Harare yesterday, WAG executive director...
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Saturday, June 17, 2023
Experts advocate more women in leadership positions
Radio Niegeria
An expert in gender advocacy, Dr Ene Ede has appealed to the Federal government to close the gender gap by appointing more women into positions of authority. Dr Ede stated this in Abuja during a one-day Media training on gender sensitive reporting....
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - NOVEMBER 30: (L-R) Sanna Marin, Prime Minister of Finland and Prime Minster ... [+]GETTY IMAGES
Thursday, December 01, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Experts React To Question On Prime Ministers Meeting “Because Of Their Age”
Forbes
A question asked to New Zealand’s prime minister, Jacinda Ardern, to justify why she was meeting with Finland’s leader, Sanna Marin sparked debate around the world on Wednesday. The reporter asked, “[is it] just because you're similar in age and,...
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Miri Regev, 2019. (photo credit: MARC ISRAEL SELLEM)
Thursday, November 03, 2022
Eight out of 65 seats: Who are the women of Israel's newly elected government?
The Jerusalem Post
Overnight, Israel saw the number of women in the government shrink from 24 seats to just eight. Who are the women of Israel's new government? Despite making up just over 50% of Israeli society today, women will not find themselves equally...
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Effective and inclusive parliaments (CPA)
Friday, October 21, 2022
Report / White Paper
Effective and inclusive parliaments
Common Parliamentary Association UK
Ensuring GSP principles are embedded in political institutions is vital for a healthy democracy. It highlights that women’s inclusion and equality does not just stop at the ballot box. All groups must be able to fully participate within our elected...
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Equal power now: Girls, young women and political participation
Wednesday, October 12, 2022
Report / White Paper
Equal power now: Girls, young women and political participation
Plan International
This year’s State of the World’s Girls report is focused on girls’ and young women’s political participation. It explores their attitudes towards, and experiences of, political and civic participation and institutions, across many different...
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Equal representation? The debate over gender quotas (Part 2) - Picture Harvard International Review
Tuesday, August 23, 2022
Academic Paper / Article
Equal representation? The debate over gender quotas (Part 2)
Harvard International Review
This article is the second in a two-part series examining the impact of gender quotas. The first article discussed the structure of gender quotas and their general impacts. Gender quotas play a varied and complex role in political life; every...
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Enhancing inclusive political participation and representation in Africa (Picture: International IDEA)
Friday, August 05, 2022
Report / White Paper
Enhancing inclusive political participation and representation in Africa
International IDEA
Africa has made significant progress in enhancing inclusive political participation and representation, mostly for women, youth and people living with disabilities. This report unpacks the trends and challenges of inclusive participation in Africa....
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The Reform Party, Isamaa and the Social Democratic Party SDE signed their coalition agreement in the White Hall of the Riigikogu
Tuesday, July 26, 2022
Estonia: New cabinet sworn into office
DW
Prime Minister Kaja Kallas has regained her parliamentary majority with the swearing in of a new government made up of a three-party coalition. Despite the return of stability, the PM has warned of "hard times" ahead. Estonia's new government was...
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UNDP Colombia
Tuesday, June 28, 2022
Emergency preparedness requires gender-aware responses to reduce burdens of care, violence and economic insecurity on women: UN Women and UNDP Tracker Report
UNDP
This new report presents a clarion opportunity to champion improved, gender-responsive social protections and to ensure meaningful participation of women to identify solutions to acute and chronic challenges that leave no one behind. NEW YORK -...
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Tuesday, May 17, 2022
Elisabeth Borne: Who is France's new prime minister and what's on her to-do list?
Euronews
Centrist politician Elisabeth Borne was appointed France’s new prime minister on Monday, becoming the second woman to hold the post in the country. Borne, 61, who was labour minister in the previous government, succeeds Jean Castex, who resigned...
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Enhancing Women's Political Participation in Africa - International IDEA
Thursday, March 10, 2022
Enhancing women's political participation in Africa
Enhancing Women's Political Participation in Africa is a Pan-African gender project on the different facets of Women and Politics in Africa. Funded by Sida and implemented by International IDEA, it aims to advance gender equality in politics and...
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Enhancing Women's Political Participation in Africa- IDEA
Monday, March 07, 2022
Enhancing women's political participation in Africa
International IDEA
Enhancing Women's Political Participation in Africa (Women in Political Participation (WPP) is a Pan-African gender project on the different facets of Women and Politics in Africa. Funded by Sida and implemented by International IDEA, it aims to...
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Friday, February 18, 2022
Equality in democracy
Högskolan Väst celebrates International Women's Day and as part of this, the Centrum för Hållbarhet (CFH) invites you to a lecture with Rumbidzai Kandawasvika-Nhundu, Senior Advisor in Democracy and Inclusion at International IDEA, on 8 March  2022...
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Lebanon report Un Women
Monday, November 15, 2021
Report / White Paper
Effective, decisive, and inclusive: Women’s leadership in COVID-19 response and recovery
UN Women
This working paper is part of UN Women’s research efforts to highlight the importance of women’s leadership and participation in decision-making during the pandemic and beyond. The working paper tackles the question of how women leaders at the...
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Elected To Lead
Wednesday, September 29, 2021
Webinars
Elected to lead: A webinar on women and democracy
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Webinar elected to lead
Friday, September 17, 2021
Elected to lead: A webinar on women and democracy
This year marks the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in Sweden, practiced for the first time in September 1921. Five women were elected to the Parliament (Riksdag) then, today 46 percent of the members of parliament are women. Women's political...
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