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Tag: Women in Politics

Deepfakes, disinformation, and defiance

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
How women in politics are pushing back against AI and honour-based attacks Online harassment of women is rising, amplified by...

CIR and SCOPE host workshop for women journalists on GBV

Events CIR Web Editor -
The Centre for Investigative Reporting (CIR) and Strengthening Social Cohesion and Peace in Sri Lanka (SCOPE) recently hosted a...

GBV and Women’s Political Participation – A Workshop for Women Journalists

Events CIR Web Editor -
‘Towards New and Inclusive Narratives,’ a workshop on GBV and women’s political participation organized by the Center for Investigative...

Panel discussion on ‘Election Disinformation, Online Hate & Women’s Political Representation’

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The Center for Investigative reporting (CIR) will host a panel discussion titled ‘Election Disinformation, Online Hate & Women’s Political...

Women are expected to know their place in society and to challenge this is to become targets of hate – Ambika Satkulanathan

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Young women are becoming more active in public life. They are taking up issues that are not highlighted in...

Sri Lanka requires policies to increase women’s representation in Parliament: Commissioner General of Elections

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To increase women’s political representation at the parliamentary level, 51 % of the country’s population, several measures should be...

SERIES: Parliamentary Elections 2024 – Where have all the women gone?

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
As Sri Lanka prepares to elect parliament representatives, women candidates are conspicuous by their absence The main political parties in...

Hate speech, sexualisation, and misinformation: New battles for women politicians

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
“Even if we use powder, we’re humiliated on Facebook,” says Ananthy Sasitharan, an Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi (ITAK) politician. In...

The cost of being a woman in politics

Electoral Integrity CIR Web Editor -
In male-headed political structures, women candidates are not considered ‘winning horses’ By Pamodi Waravita Female politicians continue to face an uphill...

CIR Fellowships on Digital Dictatorship, Online Threats, and Women’s Political Representation

Local CIR Web Editor -
Call for Applications For women everywhere, the cost of doing politics is steep. The existing challenges have increased with the...

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