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Conquering Politics #LikeAGirl

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It wasn’t my proudest parenting moment: I stood on the ice surface in the community arena shaking with anger as bewildered hockey players, parents, and coaches looked on.  I had just confronted the six-year boy who had, for the third time, crosschecked my daughter in a novice hockey game.  (My mother bear instincts had overpowered me and I had marched onto the ice during play.)  The boy’s parents also rushed onto the ice surface in his defense.  Their rationale: “He was frustrated that a little girl – my little girl – was out-ska

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Emma Watson Speech for HeForShe at World Economic Forum 2015

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January 22, 2015

Emma Watson Speech for HeForShe at World Economic Forum 2015

UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, Emma Watson, delivered another stirring speech encouraging world and corporate leaders to take action for gender equality during the kickoff of a HeForShe program laun

UN Women Goodwill Ambassador, Emma Watson, delivered another stirring speech encouraging world and corporate leaders to take action for gender equality during the kickoff of a HeForShe program laun

Ruth Colian-Photo by Tomer Appelbaum
January 20, 2015
Israel's first ever ultra-Orthodox women’s party makes bold debut

The first-ever Israeli political party dedicated to ultra-Orthodox women, was unveiled Monday.

Helen Clark, UNDP administrator
January 20, 2015
Helen Clark: 2015: Speech to Women’s International Forum, "An Important Year for Gender and Development"

It is a pleasure to address the Women’s International Forum this afternoon.

Edelfriede Barbosa Almeida
January 19, 2015
The impact of Beijing: Gender equality as a political issue

Edelfride Barbosa Almeida is an economist and founding member of one of the first NGOs in Cabo Verde to promote gender equality, Morabi.

Image: scottish.parliament.uk
January 4, 2015
Gender equality: time for quotas in Scottish politics?

We have a woman who is First Minister if that’s not an example of us reaching gender equality, what is?

December 29, 2014
Women take 7 of Taiwan's 22 council speaker seats

A new day for women dawned in Taiwan Thursday, with females winning seven of the 22 city and county council speaker positions throughout the country.