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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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There are only 134 women among the 1,625 candidates in Phase I of India's #LokSabaElection2024 indianexpress.com/elections/…

Only 8% of 1,625 candidates in fray in first phase are women, shows poll panel data

The Bill was passed and received Presidential assent in September 2023, but it will only be implemented after a delimitation exercise is carried out. In the meantime, data of the first phase of...

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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 womenlead.substack.com/p/ecu…
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⚡️⚡️A note of hope and a reading list wrapping up our interviews to get the year started: #womeninpolitics womenlead.substack.com/p/ste…
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⚡️⚡️"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 womenlead.substack.com/p/how…
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⚡️⚡️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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"The emergence of the woman voter has meant that there are new deals to be made between parties and potential voters": @namitabhandare ✍️ #Womeninpolitics #assemblyelections2023 hindustantimes.com/opinion/t…

The ballot revolution led by women voters

The emergence of the woman voter has meant that there are new deals to be made between parties and potential voters

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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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🎤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… #WomenInPolitics
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⚡️⚡️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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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-…

Do Welfare Schemes Really Change the Way Women Vote? What Exit Poll Data Shows

Exit polls show that men and women are voting differently in the state elections. How significant are the numbers?

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"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 economictimes.indiatimes.com…

Telangana Assembly Elections: Political parties are going all out to attract female voters who...

Usually, political parties have a certain idea about the kind of schemes that might attract female voters, even though research shows women do not vote as a bloc.

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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 ➡️ipu.org/impact/gender-equali…
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BehanBox@BehanBox6 Nov 2023
#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. behanbox.com/2023/11/01/chha…

Chhattisgarh: State With Highest Percentage of Women MLAs Gears Up For Elections - BehanBox

Since its first assembly election as a separate state in 2003, Chhattisgarh has seen a steady increase in the number of women contestants as well as the number of elected women representatives

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⚡️⚡️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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Centre for Gender And Politics (CGAP)@cgap_sa23 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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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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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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