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Peru presidential candidates square off in debate

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June 3, 2021

Peru presidential candidates square off in debate

Candidates in Peru's polarised presidential race have squared off in a televised debate - a week ahead of the runoff vote.

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Candidates in Peru's polarised presidential race have squared off in a televised debate - a week ahead of the runoff vote.

There’s no way to vote for women’s rights in Peru’s presidential elections

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June 3, 2021

There’s no way to vote for women’s rights in Peru’s presidential elections

The country infamous for forced sterilisations will face the choice of two ‘anti-gender’ candidates in run-off elections in June.

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The country infamous for forced sterilisations will face the choice of two ‘anti-gender’ candidates in run-off elections in June.

May 20, 2021
Chile's women shine in constitution vote as more men need leg-up to stay even

Chilean women made such a strong showing in elections to pick candidates to draft the country's new constitution that adjustments to ensure the body was equally split between genders had to be made in favor of more men, elections b

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May 14, 2021
‘A game-changing moment’: Chile constitution could set new gender equality standard

Chileans to elect 155-strong assembly made up of equivalent men and women to set out new framework and enshrine equal rights

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Nigeria has few women in politics: here’s why, and what to do about it

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May 10, 2021

Nigeria has few women in politics: here’s why, and what to do about it

There are few women in political and leadership spaces in Nigeria.

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There are few women in political and leadership spaces in Nigeria.

Decoding women’s representation in the 2021 state elections

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May 7, 2021

Decoding women’s representation in the 2021 state elections

Reports, anecdotal accounts, and now the results suggest that women played a crucial role in shaping the electoral outcomes in the four states and one Union Territory that went to the polls this year.

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Reports, anecdotal accounts, and now the results suggest that women played a crucial role in shaping the electoral outcomes in the four states and one Union Territory that went to the polls this year.

Vasfije Krasniqi-Goodman, the only rape victim from Kosovo's 1990s war to have spoken out publicly, was among a record intake of women MPs elected to Kosovo's parliament this year Armend NIMANI AFP
May 7, 2021
'Arena of men': The Kosovo women taking on the patriarchy

The rape of Vasfije Krasniqi-Goodman was one of thousands during Kosovo's 1990s war, but she is still the only victim to have spoken out publicly and now is pushing for a radical shake-up of a society long dominated by men.

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April 28, 2021
‘It happened because I am a woman’: von der Leyen speaks of Turkey snub

European Commission president blames sexism for second-rank treatment in Ankara

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