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On the eve of #InternationalWomensDay, Bolivians voted for 9 governors and 337 mayors. The country has legally mandated gender parity in legislative positions, but these executive offices skew heavily male. Just seven women were candidates for governor, 8%. One placed 2nd.On twitter.com
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249 Bolivian women made up one in seven candidates for Mayor. Most of 337 voting municipalities have not reported significant results yet. Eva Copa @EvaCopa_Bol will Bolivia's 2nd largest city, El Alto, also the municipality with the most indigenous people in Bolivia.Permalink On twitter.com
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Countries with highest share of women in the national legislature… Averaged across the two legislative chambers, Bolivia deserves to be 8th. Until 2018, it ranked 2nd. data.ipu.org/women-ranking?month=1&year=2021Permalink On twitter.com
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(United States has 26.8% women in Congress and ranks 67th in the world.)Permalink On twitter.com
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* Bolivian governor's votes are unofficial advance counts, subject to change. The woman running second is Josefina Paola Pinaya Gutierrez, current mayor of Oruro, in the race for governor of the department of the same name.Permalink On twitter.com
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249 Bolivian women made up one in seven candidates for Mayor. Most of 337 voting municipalities have not reported significant results yet. Eva Copa @EvaCopa_Bol will lead Bolivia's 2nd largest city, El Alto, also the municipality with the most indigenous people in Bolivia.Permalink On twitter.com
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Ana Luisa Reís (MTS) will govern Cobija, departmental capital of Pando and 20th largest muncipality. @CarwilBJ/1369095828720205833Permalink On twitter.com