September 18, 2024
UN Women-supported training helps aspiring women politicians across Papua New Guinea
UN Women’s project Women Make Change* underscores the importance of increasing wom
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September 18, 2024
Beijing+30 Youth Blog: One woman’s journey to champion climate action and zero-waste living in China
"Environmental work is meaningless and income-less.
Women are still underrepresented in local government, despite a woman running for president
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September 17, 2024
Women are still underrepresented in local government, despite a woman running for president
Kamala Harris is at the top of a major party ticket running for president.
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Kamala Harris is at the top of a major party ticket running for president.
Social Researcher: Serious Effort Required for Women’s Representation in Kazakh Politics
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September 16, 2024
Social Researcher: Serious Effort Required for Women’s Representation in Kazakh Politics
According to Gulmira Ileuova, a sociologist and the head of the Strategy Centre for Social and Political Research, gender equality in Kazakhstan has severely deteriorated.
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According to Gulmira Ileuova, a sociologist and the head of the Strategy Centre for Social and Political Research, gender equality in Kazakhstan has severely deteriorated.
Japan, which lags most of the world on gender equity, could soon have a female PM
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September 13, 2024
Japan, which lags most of the world on gender equity, could soon have a female PM
Japan could soon have its first female prime minister.
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Japan could soon have its first female prime minister.
September 10, 2024
Quiet revolutionary: How Anna Mutavati reshaped women's rights in Kenya
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September 10, 2024
Why so few women are in political leadership, and five actions to boost women’s political participation
In one of the biggest electoral years in recent history, 107 countries have never had a woman Head of State. In 2024, women held only 27 per cent of seats in national parliaments and 35.5 per cent of seats in local governments.
September 9, 2024
Women leaders call for inclusive South Sudan peace initiative
September 4, 2024 (JUBA) – The Tumaini Initiative and its mediators should adopt an inclusive, transparent, and people-centered mediation process, women leaders resolved during a round table discussion.
Where are the women leaders shaping our collective future?
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September 9, 2024
Where are the women leaders shaping our collective future?
One of the most exciting features of Bangladesh’s “Monsoon Revolution” were the visuals of courageous young girls and women on the streets, their defiant chants animating fierce feminist organizing and the individual and collective acts of rebellion of women against a p
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One of the most exciting features of Bangladesh’s “Monsoon Revolution” were the visuals of courageous young girls and women on the streets, their defiant chants animating fierce feminist organizing and the individual and collective acts of rebellion of women against a p