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18 Oct 2022
Do you subscribe to #WomenLead, a one-of-its-kind publication tracking the most important updates about #womeninpolitics?
An absolute resource if that's a theme you work on! Check us out now! womenlead.substack.com
A glimpse of some our latest editions:
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11 Apr 2024
There are only 134 women among the 1,625 candidates in Phase I of India's #LokSabaElection2024
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31 Mar 2024
Ecuador’s youngest mayor killed, a missed opportunity in Somalia, tiny gains in global share of women MPs: All you need to know about women in politics from March
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7 Jan 2024
⚡️⚡️A note of hope and a reading list wrapping up our interviews to get the year started: #womeninpolitics
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19 Dec 2023
⚡️⚡️"Unless they transform these patriarchal gender norms, policies or programmes for gender equality cannot address the root causes of inequalities."
@ayeshanorakhan & @michalkojan in an interview with #WomenLead
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13 Dec 2023
⚡️⚡️How gender norms shape women’s engagement and experiences in political institutions and decision-making processes
@MichalkoJan & Ayesha Khan of @ALIGN_Gender tell us in this insightful interview
Read here: womenlead.substack.com/p/how…
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14 Dec 2023
"The emergence of the woman voter has meant that there are new deals to be made between parties and potential voters": @namitabhandare ✍️
#Womeninpolitics #assemblyelections2023
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13 Dec 2023
Thought PM Kishida might use this ‘scsndal’ to show true leadership by replacing some of the outgoing ministers etc with a few women and create a more diverse Cabinet but I should know better. Sigh. Harrumph. Grrr. #manel #diversity #womenleaders #Japan 🇯🇵
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13 Dec 2023
🎤Our researchers @ayeshanorakhan & @MichalkoJan spoke with @akshichawla for the #WomenLead feature on the role of gender norms in shaping women's political representation, voice & mobilisation.
Read the full article here: womenlead.substack.com/p/b90…
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29 Nov 2023
Still one of my favorite graphics re: voting systems & representation. #PR alone is better than our plurality system, to be sure. But the key ingredient here is quotas. PR alone is not enough for women, and that needs to be clear. @IPUparliament's 2021 Women in Politics Report
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#Exitpolls show that men and women are voting differently in the state #elections. How significant are the numbers? @garima_sadhwani reports. thequint.com/elections/exit-…
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1 Dec 2023
"If parties really cared about women’s issues, they could send strong signals with how they treat women in their own organisations"
Our thoughts in this excellent report from Telangana on women voters: #AssemblyElections2023 #womeninpolitics
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14 Nov 2023
Today I addressed the parliamentary session at @ReykjavikGlobal Forum🇮🇸, convened by @WPLeadersOrg.
Women's representation in parliament should not be token.
It must be substantive and quality.
Gender sensitive #parliaments help that.
#powertogether
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#Chattisgarh has the highest prop. of #womenMLAs among all state #assemblies. But, in the 1st phase of elections, only 11% of the candidates are women. As the state goes for #elections tomorrow, read about women’s political participation in the state.
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6 Nov 2023
⚡️⚡️Setbacks in women’s representation, Iceland’s strike and Nobel Peace Prize
Here's all you need to know about women in politics from October:
womenlead.substack.com/p/set…
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1 Nov 2023
You can lend your support and help @cgap_sa amplify the voices of women in politics from South Asia. More details in 🧵👇
23 Oct 2023
Excited to announce the launch of our crowdfunding campaign for ‘Worth Asking’ - a podcast series that brings to light the stories of women leaders and their male allies in South Asian politics. 🎙️🌏
#WorthAsking #EmpowerVoices
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#WomenLead retweeted
23 Oct 2023
Excited to announce the launch of our crowdfunding campaign for ‘Worth Asking’ - a podcast series that brings to light the stories of women leaders and their male allies in South Asian politics. 🎙️🌏
#WorthAsking #EmpowerVoices
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#WomenLead retweeted
30 Oct 2023
October's global #womeninpolitics🌍:
1⃣Declines in #women's legislative #representation.🗳️
2⃣ #Iceland's strike for equal pay and against #GBV.🇮🇸
3⃣ @UN report on women's #underrepresentation in #peace processes.🕊️
Check @RepresentWatch for more⬇️iknowpolitics.org/en/learn/k…
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