Participation
Political Participation
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 18, 2013 (The Journal of Turkish Weekly)
IRAN: Female Candidates Barred to Run for Iran Presidency
A constitutional body in Iran has ruled that women cannot run in presidential elections scheduled for June 14.
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May 17, 2013 (Aljazeera)
SOUTH AFRICA and MALAWI: Africa's Women of Power
Across the world, women make up about half the population yet they never come close to holding 50 percent of the positions of power in any government.
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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.
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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.
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May 7, 2013 (United Nations News Centre)
SOUTH SUDAN: UN Official Urges Key Role for Women in Drafting New Constitution
Women must play a greater role in South Sudan's political life, from drawing up the country's constitution to translating it into law, a United Nations official has urged, as the African nation prepares to draft its first legal framework.
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SIERRA LEONE: Sierra Leone Report from the Field,
U.S. Department of State,
January 2, 2013
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INTERNATIONAL: Gender in Peacebuilding ,
International Alert - Judy El-Bushra,
June 2012
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AFRICA: Women's Political Participation and Economic Empowerment in Post-conflict Countries,
International Alert,
July 2012
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INTERNATIONAL: Statistic of Women to Men Representation ,
Kvinna till Kvinna,
4 October 2012
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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
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APPEAL: Gender Inclusive Governance: A Call From Rural Women,
Appeals & Demonstrations,
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March 19, 2013
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BLOG: Badam Zari Becomes Pakistan's First Ever Tribal Woman to Stand for Election,
Online Dialogues & Blogs,
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April 2, 2013
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BLOG: Women Politicians Call for Increased Participation,
Online Dialogues & Blogs,
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March 5th, 2013
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BLOG: African Women Mobilize to Build Peace,
Online Dialogues & Blogs,
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March 25, 2013