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We Asked 5 Women Candidates: Why Should More Women Run for Office?

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November 13, 2024

We Asked 5 Women Candidates: Why Should More Women Run for Office?

Right now, we’re existing in an especially tense and unstable “in between.” 

Right now, we’re existing in an especially tense and unstable “in between.” 

Was the Trump Election a Setback for Women? Even Women Do Not Agree.

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November 12, 2024

Was the Trump Election a Setback for Women? Even Women Do Not Agree.

To many left-leaning Americans, it is resoundingly clear that women who backed Donald J. Trump in the presidential election voted against their own self-interest.

To many left-leaning Americans, it is resoundingly clear that women who backed Donald J. Trump in the presidential election voted against their own self-interest.

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Hanako Okada Beat the Odds to Upend a Male Political Dynasty in Japan

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Hanako Okada Beat the Odds to Upend a Male Political Dynasty in Japan

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Last summer, Hanako Okada, a Tokyo lawyer and mother of two young children, started to plan a campaign for Parliament from the northern rural district where she spent her childhood. Nearly everyone she consulted gave the same odds on her chances of winning: close to zero.

Last summer, Hanako Okada, a Tokyo lawyer and mother of two young children, started to plan a campaign for Parliament from the northern rural district where she spent her childhood. Nearly everyone she consulted gave the same odds on her chances of winning: close to zero.

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€171,000 to encourage women from rural Ireland into politics

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€171,000 to encourage women from rural Ireland into politics

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Funding of €171,162 has been announced for the Longford-based See Her Elected (SHE), in support of their work in supporting and encouraging the participation of women from rural Ireland in local politics.

Minister of State for Planning and Local Government Alan Dillon allocated the funding to Longford Women’s Link, the parent organisation of See Her Elected.

Funding of €171,162 has been announced for the Longford-based See Her Elected (SHE), in support of their work in supporting and encouraging the participation of women from rural Ireland in local politics.

Minister of State for Planning and Local Government Alan Dillon allocated the funding to Longford Women’s Link, the parent organisation of See Her Elected.

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Japan election: Record number of women win seats

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Japan election: Record number of women win seats

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A record number of women have been elected to Japan's house of representatives, projections showed on Monday (October 28, 2024), but at less than 16% they remain a minority.

A record number of women have been elected to Japan's house of representatives, projections showed on Monday (October 28, 2024), but at less than 16% they remain a minority.

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Women at ASU speak on voting disparities, the gender gap and the fight for women's votes

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Women at ASU speak on voting disparities, the gender gap and the fight for women's votes

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Inside the wardrobe: Women’s clothing increasingly policed in Tajikistan

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Inside the wardrobe: Women’s clothing increasingly policed in Tajikistan

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Many women in Tajikistan are subject to all-encompassing control over nearly every aspect of their daily lives: from husbands, family members, and the state. This trend was intensified when President Emomali Rahmon on June 21, 2024 signed a law effectively banning clothing perceived as “inconsistent” with Tajik national culture.

Many women in Tajikistan are subject to all-encompassing control over nearly every aspect of their daily lives: from husbands, family members, and the state. This trend was intensified when President Emomali Rahmon on June 21, 2024 signed a law effectively banning clothing perceived as “inconsistent” with Tajik national culture.