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Author: Roudabeh Kishi

Roudabeh Kishi is director of research and innovation at the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED), the most widely used, realtime data and analysis source on political violence and protest in the world. There she oversees the quality, production and coverage of all ACLED data across the globe; leads research and analysis across regional teams; aids in new partnerships with local sources and users; and supports the capacity building of NGOs and conflict observatories around the world. Her work appears in numerous academic journals as well as media outlets. She holds a Ph.D. in government and politics from the University of Maryland. Find her on Twitter @roudabehkishi and on her personal website.
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Attacks on Women in Politics Are on the Rise Around the World

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(Camelia Boban / Wikimedia Commons)

Amid a well-documented deluge of online abuse, new data shows that physical violence targeting women in politics is also increasing in most regions of the world, creating additional—and at times deadly—obstacles to women’s participation in political processes.

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