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Political Participation is a sub-theme Participation and provides information relevant to women's participation in and/or the need for women's participation in politics and decision making roles.

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May 11, 2013 (USA Today)
PAKISTAN: Despite Threats, Pakistani Women Cast Votes in Election Despite threats from militant groups, many women headed to the polls in Pakistan to vote in the country's historic elections Saturday.
May 7, 2013 (Pakistan Today)
PAKISTAN: GEM Promotes Gender Inclusive Elections in Pakistan The Gender Concerns International's Gender Election Monitoring (GEM) Mission has deployed 15 international and 50 national observers to ascertain women's participation in the upcoming elections.
May 3, 2013 (The Daily Star Lebanon)
SYRIA: The Role of Syria's Sisterhood Grows The Syrian uprising has given the Muslim Brotherhood a chance to emerge as an integral part of the opposition. Following years in exile, leadership crises and numerous political challenges, the group is now a central political player in the country. Interestingly, women are becoming an important part of the Brotherhood. Commonly referred to as the “Syrian Sisterhood,” these women are taking on a bigger role within the organization.
April 9, 2013 (IPS)
PAKISTAN: Daring Woman Enters the Contest “My sole motive is to serve my people, especially women who have had no role in politics so far. I feel we can make progress only by bringing in women into mainstream politics.”
April 8, 2013 (The Times of Israel)
ISRAEL: Lapid Appoints First Woman Director-General of Finance Ministry Finance Minister Yair Lapid on Friday appointed Yael Andorn to be the next Finance Ministry director-general. Andorn, who was previously deputy director of the ministry's budget department, will be the first woman ever to fill the position, replacing current director-general Doron Cohen.

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SIERRA LEONE: Sierra Leone Report from the Field, U.S. Department of State, January 2, 2013
INTERNATIONAL: Gender in Peacebuilding , International Alert - Judy El-Bushra, June 2012 | Download PDF
AFRICA: Women's Political Participation and Economic Empowerment in Post-conflict Countries, International Alert, July 2012 | Download PDF
INTERNATIONAL: Statistic of Women to Men Representation , Kvinna till Kvinna, 4 October 2012 | Download PDF
CONFERENCE: Discussing the Women, Peace and Security Agenda in Sri Lanka, UNDP, J12 July 2012

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BLOG: Elimination of the Exclusion of Women in Iraq , Online Dialogues & Blogs, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF), April 8, 2013
APPEAL: Gender Inclusive Governance: A Call From Rural Women, Appeals & Demonstrations, , March 19, 2013
BLOG: Badam Zari Becomes Pakistan's First Ever Tribal Woman to Stand for Election, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , April 2, 2013
BLOG: Women Politicians Call for Increased Participation, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , March 5th, 2013
BLOG: African Women Mobilize to Build Peace, Online Dialogues & Blogs, , March 25, 2013

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UNITED STATES/CONGO: Congress Urges Obama to Appoint Envoy For Congo , Campaign , November 2011

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African Women's Development Fund (AWDF)
Forum of Women's NGOs of Kyrgyzstan
Coalition for Political Accountability to Women (COPAW)
Network of Women in Development Europe (WIDE)
WIDE, Brussels does not of itself engage in conflict prevention and peacebuilding activities but works through its national platforms which work on this issue.
Pan-African Reconciliation Council & African Centre for Peace Education (ACPET)

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