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# 50.50 blog
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/50-50-blog/
- Published: 2007-09-20T15:09:18.000Z
- Updated: 2026-04-17T10:24:10.000Z
- Author: Jessica Reed
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 18:31, #ImagesUploaded

Welcome to the 50.50 blog. Here you will find ongoing discussions involving men and women concerned with gender parity, as well as reports from conferences, news and commentary. **Blogs which are also part of our 50.50 initiative**:

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In 2007, openDemocracy covered the G8 process from a women's perspective. This blog gathers contributions from women across the world, writing about what they would like the G8 to adress.

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The first international conference of the Nobel Women's Initiative took place in Ireland in June 2007\. The openDemocracy team live-blogged it.

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The United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) is the principal global policy-making body dedicated exclusively to gender equality and advancement of women. openDemocracy observed the process closely.

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The 7th World Social Forum brought the world to Africa as activists, social movements, networks, coalitions and other progressive forces converged in Kenya. Patricia Daniel blogged live from Nairobi.