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Friday, August 17, 2018
What gender-gap parity? Men still more likely to be perceived as leaders than women
Economic Times
Despite progress, gender gap in leadership still persists, a new study has found.  According to the study by researchers of University at Buffalo School of Management, men are more likely than women to emerge as leaders.  The research team led by...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2018
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women just broke a record: The most female nominees for governor in a single year
The Washington Post
By Amber Phillips, Nowhere is there a stronger gender disparity in U.S. politics than in governor’s mansions. Right now there are a grand total of six female governors. Tuesday may go down as a day that helps change that dismal number. Primary...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2018
Women’s political and economic empowerment the focus of UN-backed radio programme
Relief Web
Women’s participation in development planning and political processes is crucial for advancing Afghanistan toward a more stable and prosperous country, said panellists during a UN-backed radio programme in the central highlands province of Bamyan....
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Friday, July 27, 2018
What needs to be done to get equal numbers of women in politics
Ten Daily
By Abby Alexander, Marian Wright Edelman once said, "you can't be what you can't see." Last week, data released by PLAN international confirmed what, sadly, many of us already felt to be true: zero percent of young adult women in Australia have any...
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Friday, July 27, 2018
Women cabinet ministers in Japan
Nippon
The Global Gender Gap Report released in November 2017 by the World Economic Forum ranked Japan 114th out of 144 countries. This was a fall of three places from the previous year. The ranking is based on four categories: economic participation and...
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Friday, July 20, 2018
Why the Croatian president’s appearance at the World Cup mattered so much
Quartz at Work
Croatia’s second-place finish at the 2018 FIFA World Cup brought global attention to the Balkan nation and its president, Kolinda Grabar-Kitarović. The world’s media (Quartz included) was taken with the image of a leader cheering her team’s...
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Wednesday, July 18, 2018
Academic Paper / Article
Working paper: Maternal mortality and women’s political participation
Navarra Center for International Development
Maternal mortality, defined as the death of women within 42 days of childbirth, remains a looming global health problem well into the 21st century. It is estimated to account for 830 deaths per day, and more than 216 deaths per 100,000 live births...
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Friday, July 06, 2018
Women participation in politics, crucial to life of Nigeria
Vanguard Nigeria
The UK Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria Laure Beaufils, facilitated a brainstorming conversation with a diverse array of Nigeria stakeholders on barriers to women’s participation in politics. he session held at the Deputy High Commissioner’s...
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Wednesday, June 27, 2018
Women’s participation: Why Nigeria’s political structure must change
Nan
The Society for Empowerment and Self Reliance (SESER), advocated structural changes in the political framework to increase women’s participation to foster economic growth and development.The National Coordinator, Mrs Rose Effiong said this in a...
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Thursday, June 07, 2018
Data and Statistics
Women hold at least half of ministerial positions in these countries
List as of 7 June 2018. Spain joins a handful of countries where women hold at least half of ministerial portfolios. 1. Spain The new government of Spain includes 11 women ministers and five men in addition to Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez. After the...
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Thursday, May 31, 2018
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Why are Asia’s women politicians facing a backlash?
The Conversation
By Shan-Jan Sarah Liu, In the global struggle to get more women into high political office, one of the more hopeful fronts is Asia. Taiwan recently celebrated two years of its first female president, Tsai Ing-Wen, and its national legislature...
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018
WeWork x VoteRunLead: Women’s Leadership Works Kick-Off Celebration
WeWork and VoteRunLead are hosting a launch event that will bring together women elected officials, industry leaders, female entrepreneurs and future candidates. Part media event, part influencer event, the program will feature a series of...
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Tuesday, May 15, 2018
Women This Week: Making History
CFR
First Female Mayor of Tunis The capital of Tunisia is likely to see its first female mayor, following the country's municipal elections this week. Gender Violence in El Salvador This week, Salvador’s president Salvador Sanchez Ceren called for “...
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Wednesday, May 02, 2018
Women Step Up for State Office
US News
Nevada and Arizona could make history this fall, with both states positioned to elect the first female-majority legislative chambers in the nation's history. Nationally, campaign operatives say they cannot name a single state that does not have a...
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Wednesday, April 18, 2018
WPL Summit 2018
It’s about time! 100 reasons to act! The WPL Summit, co-hosted by Seimas, the Parliament of Lithuania, will bring together female Heads of State and Government, Ministers, Parliamentarians and Mayors from all over the world. The WPL Summit 2018 is...
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Tuesday, January 23, 2018
We deserve better, Kenyan women tell President Kenyatta
Daily Nation
The Federation of Women Lawyers has accused President Uhuru Kenyatta of treating women as ‘second class citizens’ after he failed to name any of them in his first batch of nine members of the Cabinet. Fida said that in retaining only six men in his...
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Friday, September 08, 2017
Where Are the Female Leaders at the UN? Gender Bias Persists
By Ingvild Bode  The exhibition “HERStory: A Celebration of Leading Women in the United Nations” was held at the Unesco headquarters in Paris this summer, after it made its debut in New York last year. Designed to showcase the contributions of...
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Thursday, September 07, 2017
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Where Are the Female Leaders at the UN? Gender Bias Persists
By Ingvild Bode  The exhibition “HERStory: A Celebration of Leading Women in the United Nations” was held at the Unesco headquarters in Paris this summer, after it made its debut in New York last year. Designed to showcase the contributions of...
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