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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/dec/31/female-lawmakers-in-japan-lobby-for-more-toilets-in-parliament
January 8, 2026
Two cubicles, 73 women, one long queue: Japan’s female MPs fight for more loos

Nearly 60 female lawmakers in Japan, including the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilet

https://www.idea.int/news/central-africa-dialogue-gender-social-norms-transformation
January 8, 2026
Central Africa dialogue on gender social norms transformation

International IDEA convened the Central Africa Dialogue on Advancing the Transformation of Gender Social Norms to Enhance Women and Youth Participation and Representation in Leadership and Decision-Making. The Dialogue was convened within the fr

https://albania.unwomen.org/en/stories/press-release/2025/12/women-in-politics-in-the-2025-electoral-year-media-narratives-and-violence-in-the-digital-space
January 8, 2026
Women in Politics in the 2025 Electoral Year: Media, Narratives, and Violence in the Digital Space

Tirana, 15 December 2025 – Media monitoring of Albania’s 2025 parliamentary elections found persistent gender imbalances and violence against women in politics, particularly in media coverage and online discourse.

How to Save the Fight for Women’s Rights

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January 8, 2026

How to Save the Fight for Women’s Rights

Three decades after the Beijing Platform for Action, the groundbreaking UN declaration that affirmed that women’s rights are human rights, the global movement for gender equality and women’s empowerment is under strain.

Three decades after the Beijing Platform for Action, the groundbreaking UN declaration that affirmed that women’s rights are human rights, the global movement for gender equality and women’s empowerment is under strain.

https://searchlightnm.org/100-plus-years-of-new-mexico-women-in-politics/
January 8, 2026
100-plus years of New Mexico women in politics

1912: New Mexico becomes the 47th state admitted to the Union. 

Women in Politics: ‘The truth is none of us ever feel completely ready’

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October 20, 2025

Women in Politics: ‘The truth is none of us ever feel completely ready’

As part of Xpress‘ annual Women in Business issue, we reached out to elected officials and municipal leaders seeking their stories about influential role models, lived experiences and obstacles they’ve faced.

As part of Xpress‘ annual Women in Business issue, we reached out to elected officials and municipal leaders seeking their stories about influential role models, lived experiences and obstacles they’ve faced.