For many Malawians living in acute poverty, elections provided an opportunity to secure much-needed relief.
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It’s not lack of ambition that keeps young women out of politics.
After the main Namibian party started alternating candidates between men and women, female representation in the National Assembly nearly doubled.
A new study looks at how we tend to expect female politicians to smile more than their male counterparts. Is this a “given” that has an effect on the ballot box?
The newly installed Liberal deputy leader talks about the turnaround in her fortunes, the spectre of WorkChoices, and why she doesn’t believe in quotas for women.
Ley says the Opposition was negotiating on the environment laws with the government into early Thursday – just before Labor announced a deal with the Greens.
Women in public life often experience gendered behaviour but are punished for pointing it out.
Ghana’s former first lady, Nana Konadu Agyeman-Rawlings, was a disrupter.
The Liberal Party used to lead the way on female representation and socially liberal policies. History shows us where the party’s “women problem” began.
Australia’s earliest female political aspirants were staunchly independent, setting up a tradition that would remain more than a century later.
Children absorb the power dynamics and gender roles they observe and this shapes their understanding of who a political leader should be.
As the election campaign wraps up, the impression of the Liberals being out of touch with women persists, but some solutions can be found in their political rivals.
Almost half of candidates contesting this election are women. But for the major parties, women are still more likely to be picked for harder to win seats than men.
Ghana, an emerging democracy, lags far behind in women’s representation in parliament.
A study of Italian mayors made it possible to compare the experiences of politicians with identical characteristics other than their gender.
Criticisms of women without biological children define motherhood too narrowly, as history reveals the many forms of motherhood.
Careers in politics are particularly difficult for women, who must be careful to avoid hurting their image. Kamala Harris is the latest to contend with this double standard.
Until now, researchers and the public knew very little about how well women were represented outside the federal government.
It’s a difficult question that has no easy answers, even if Kamala Harris wins in November.
Like most woman politicians, Kamala Harris is already in the line of fire, facing racist and sexist attacks from Republican supporters.
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Professor of Politics, Queen Mary University of London
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Professor of Political Science, University of Florida
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