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Tuesday 30 August 2022 | Written by Melina Etches | Published in National, Politics
Cook Islands National Council of Women president and economist Vaine Wichman. 18040418
Six of our elected legislators are women – a quarter of the 24 seat Parliament – but the aim should be to have women make up half of the MPs, the National Council of Women (CINCW) says.
Six of our elected legislators are women – a quarter of the 24 seat Parliament – but the aim should be to have women make up half of the MPs, the National Council of Women (CINCW) says.
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