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Women's Leadership

September 24, 2020
Female voices 'drowned out' in reporting on Covid-19, report finds

Women’s voices have been “worryingly marginalised” in reporting of the coronavirus, partly due to the war-like framing of the pandemic, according to a report analysing stories across six countries.

September 24, 2020
Japan is a 'democracy without women', says ruling party MP

A prominent member of Japan’s ruling party has described the country’s politics as “democracy without women”, days after the new prime minister appointed

September 23, 2020
Australia: Record numbers of women are having babies in the Federal Parliament and now coronavirus might help them

There's an unusual sense of calm inside Lisa Chesters' office.

A green square inside her clock is flashing as bells ring throughout the building.

September 23, 2020
Coalition of political parties women in Liberia says national legislature is not balanced, as they train female candidates for December election

Ahead of the December 8, 2020 Senatorial election, the Coalition of Political Parties Women in Liberia (COPPWIL) says the national legislature is not balanced because of the limited female representation in the Liberian Senate.

September 22, 2020
How Belarusian women became a strong presence in anti-Lukashenko protests

Staring down a masked man with a rifle, standing alongside dozens of other women all linking arms in solidarity, Anastasiya Antoniuk was prepared to be taken to jail.