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https://globalvoices.org/2025/07/02/silenced-transferred-threatened-women-are-still-speaking-out-in-post-uprising-bangladesh/
July 15, 2025
Silenced, transferred, threatened: Women are still speaking out in post-uprising Bangladesh

In the aftermath of Bangladesh’s historic student-people's uprising in July 2024 that led to the removal of then Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina

https://borgenproject.org/gender-wage-gap-in-the-maldives/
July 15, 2025
Bridging the Gender Wage Gap in the Maldives

The Maldives, a nation known for its natural beauty and growing economy, has taken meaningful steps toward gender equality.

https://punchng.com/borno-women-demand-reserved-positions-in-politics/
July 7, 2025
Borno women demand reserved positions in politics

Women in Borno state have called on the state government to mandate the reservation of special portfolios both at the state and federal levels.

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June 20, 2025
WYDE Women’s Leadership Initiative | Empowering women leaders globally

In 2024, the Women and Youth Democratic Engagement (WYDE) | Women’s Leadership Initiative was launched as a global multi-partner effort to advance women’s full and effective political participation and representation in decision-making at all levels, particularly for th

https://msmagazine.com/2025/06/10/rep-brittany-pettersen-mothers-proxy-voting/?fbclid=IwY2xjawK8x29leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETBpUTNXVUwzeHVWWU82Rkg0AR4Egt4IumWaH94xPeEkkYxydCRK6NPQhWiEbzAJUuhYEuWATRdx9ZgZmSRdEw_aem_aFcC_cSYL8m6FF-PEt1DuQ
June 16, 2025
Pregnant in Power: U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen Confronts a System Built for Men

In the fight for better policies for mothers and families, Rep. Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.) has also had to fight to have her own voice heard on Capitol Hill.