Women in the News Newsletter | October 23, 2015 - November 5, 2015

Thursday, November 5, 2015
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What's New at NDI Gender, Women and Democracy (GWD):

VAW-E Blog

Take a look at our new blog post about the VAW-E project on DemocracyWorks, NDI's blog: Violence and Intimidation Against Women In Elections Needs to Stop. Here's How. It's a thought-provoking and practical look at electoral violence against women in 2015 -- and our goal to fully integrate a focus on monitoring and mitigating VAW-E into electoral observations around the world.

World Cities Day

October 31st was World Cities Day -- and @NDIWomen joined fully in the conversation the conversation, discussing the intersection of gender, urbanization and inclusive cities. Miss out on the day itself? Catch up by reading the white paper we commissioned from the Institute for Women's Policy Research: Gender, Urbanization and Democratic Governance.

Asia and the Pacific

India

Women Vote Divided in Bihar Elections, Like Other Segments >>

Japan

Women Members Marginally Increase in Local Assemblies >>

Nepal

Nepal's Parliament Elects Nation's First Female President >>

Nepal

This Woman Is Now Nepal's First Female President (Blog) >>

Pakistan

Let the Polling Begin: First Phase of Local Govt Elections Today >>

Thailand

Thai Women Tackle Gender Inequity (Opinion) >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Poland

"I'm Not Giving Up": Women Dominate Polish Election, with 3 Vying to Lead Country >>

Central and West Africa

Regional

Three Cheers for the Women Running in Africa's Rich October Election Season >>

Eurasia
Georgia

Georgia Edges Towards More Equal Parliament >>

Turkey

The Promise of Gender Parity: Turkey's People's Democratic Party (Opinion) >>

Turkey

The W-20 and Turkey's Conflicted Gender Policies (Blog) >>

Ukraine

Has Ukraine's 'Revolution of Dignity' Left Women Behind? (Opinion) >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Paraguay

De un Total de 767 Candidaturas a Intendentes, Solo 81 son de Mujeres >>

Middle East and North Africa

Iran

Iranian Activists Campaign to Bring More Women into Parliament  >>

Oman

One Woman Elected in Oman's Shura Council Elections >>

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Women Set to Make Their Mark (Blog)  >>

Southern and East Africa
Tanzania

Is Tanzania Having a Hillary Clinton Moment? >>

Nigeria

Nigeria: Women Empowerment - the Ganduje Intervention (Opinion) >>

North America and Western Europe

Canada

Feminist Trudeau Names Women to Half Of Posts in New Cabinet >>

Ireland

All Election Candidates -Male or Female - Must Be Held to the Same Standards (Opinion) >>

UK

Has the Tide Turned for Women's Representation in Scotland? (Analysis) >>

USA

Hillary Clinton and the Authenticity of Her Feminism (Opinion) >>

Global Policy

Gender Quotas

Briefing: Quotas for Women in Politics >>

W20

What Can the W20 do for Gender Equality? (Opinion) >>

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