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Thursday, February 21, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
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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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
Multimedia
Women in politics in India: Breaking barriers
BBC
As early as 1966, India elected a female prime minister, becoming only the second country in the world to do so. More than fifty years later, more women are joining politics but their number still remains low. Female leaders regularly battle gender...
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Monday, February 18, 2019
Women stamping their mark in New Malaysia's politics
The Star Online
KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama): Women's participation in politics has long been recognised as an important measure of the status of women and in Malaysia, the women have indeed stamped their mark in the Cabinet, the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara. The...
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Friday, February 15, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
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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Thursday, February 14, 2019
Women politicians in Africa face huge odds but can make a real difference
News 24
Women are gaining ground in politics around the world. Last year, the so-called “pink wave” saw a record number of women elected to Congressin the US’s mid-term elections. There are signs of progress in Africa, too. Last October, Ethiopia’s Prime...
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Monday, February 11, 2019
Wall of male prejudice stifles women’s rise in Nigerian politics
Bloomberg
When Bolanle Aliyu decided to run for governor of Oyo State in southwestern Nigeria, even her husband was initially reluctant to support her. Aliyu knew it was going to be tough once she entered the boisterous and sometimes violent world of Nigerian...
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Monday, February 04, 2019
Interviews
Waseqa Ayesha Khan
Waseqa Ayesha Khan is Member of Parliament of Bangladesh. This interview was conducted in October 2017 in the margins of the IPU Assembly in Geneva.
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Friday, February 01, 2019
Women Radio call on Nigerians to shun violence against women to increase women participation in 2019 elections
The Eagle Online
Women Radio 91.7 has embarked on advocacy visits to stakeholders of democracy in a bid to ensure 2019 general elections is peaceful and non-violent to increase women’s participation. Toun Okewale Sonaiya MD Women Radio during a visit to INEC...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2019
Women are pushing to the front of the queue in 2019 Australian Politics
ABC News
While the Liberal party ties itself in knots over how to get more women into Parliament, a female rebellion is building across the country. Women are determining the circumstances in which they enter and leave the Parliament outside of the...
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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Multimedia
Women's experiences during the 2018 general elections in Zimbabwe
Documentary with testimonies of women candidates, citizens, and other actors about their experiences in the 2018 election in Zimbabwe produced by The Zimbabwe Gender Commission . The Zimbabwe Gender Commission aims to promote and protect gender...
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Thursday, January 24, 2019
Women on the Run
Register for Women on the Run, a non-partisan training and mentoring program for women interested in running for office, running campaigns or serving in a leadership role of a community organization. The program is held in both Palm Beach and...
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Friday, January 18, 2019
Report / White Paper
Why rules and systems matter: lessons from around the world
Represent Women
This Represent Women's report explores how rules and systems, particularly gender quotas and proportional representation systems, have helped nations around the world sustain progress toward gender parity in elected office. Understanding the impact...
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Friday, January 18, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
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
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
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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Tuesday, January 08, 2019
Women of color in Congress are challenging perceptions of political leadership
The Washington Post
By Vanessa Williams, About US is a new initiative by The Washington Post to cover issues of identity in the United States. Sign up for the newsletter. News and social media documented the historic diversity of the 116th Congress with images of women...
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Wednesday, January 02, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
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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Friday, December 28, 2018
Women still kept out of Indian legislatures
The Statesman
Protagonists of women rights argue that women’s participation in politics is a reinforcing factor in ushering in a level playing field for them. Now, how inclusive is India’s political domain? Sadly, India stands at the lower rung of the Inter-...
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Thursday, December 20, 2018
Women and politics: women voters are higher than men but why is female representation in politics still low
Feminism in India
Women representation in Indian politics has always been a cause of concern. Despite being accountable for 49% of the country’s population, their representation in political participation is extremely poor. The representation of women in Parliament...
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