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Women Voting Rights articles on Democracy Chronicles
Women in the 21st century have a larger political role to play if they continue to identify and dismantle the barriers in the way of their political equality. As over half the population of the planet is female, ensuring women voting rights is key for any democracy. The Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote across the United States was ratified in 1920 but government elections are still dominated by men. Also see our articles on Feminism, Minority Voting Rights or LGBT voting.
Spat Highlights Black Women Voters’ Importance to Democrats
An important voting block begins to feel more left out of party during era of outreach to Trump voters
Trump’s Visit to the Saudi Women’s Gitmo is Counterproductive
The footage of the US president bowing to the tyrant caliph to accept a gold necklace honor took women rights activists worldwide by surprise and disappointed Saudi caged women.
VIDEO: How Empowering Women Would End World Hunger
Sunday is World Hunger Day, an annual reminder that millions of people around the world suffer
Women Candidates Gain in Iran’s Sistan-Baluchistan Voting
In remote Iranian Province Sistan-Baluchistan, women politicians make gains at ballot box
Baluchistan Women Struggle For Minimum Political Access
Only one party even issued tickets to women during the last general and local bodies polls
Lack of Kenyan Women Politicians is Full Blown Crisis
Kenya’s Supreme Court ruled that lawmakers had to pass a law ensuring women more parliament representation
Women and Political Participation in Africa (Part Two)
With the world population having more women than men, it should be clear that with the right political environment women should gain more public elections for government.
Women and Political Participation in Africa (Part One)
Zimbabwe has joined 30 countries worldwide that have used a special electoral quota system to increase women’s political participation to at least 30 percent of the Members of Parliament.
Cameroonian Women Push for Greater Political Participation
Civil society groups marked this year’s International Women’s Day by urging women to register to vote