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Women's Leadership

July 6, 2019
11 women appointed to new G/Bissau cabinet

Guinea-Bissau's President José Mario Vaz has issued a decree appointing a 31-member government including 16 ministers and 15 deputy ministers, among them an unprecedented number of women, reports said on Thursday.

July 5, 2019
Rejecting rabbi’s comments, Jewish Home says it backs women in politics

The Jewish Home party affirmed its support for women in political leadership roles after a prominent religious Zionist rabbi said politics “is no place for a woman.”

July 5, 2019
Prominent Israel rabbis say women should not be involved in politics

A number of Israeli rabbis have signed a letter criticising the possibility of appointing former Israeli Justice Minister, Ayelet Shaked, as head of the Union of Right-Wing Parties because “women should not be involved in politics”.

July 5, 2019
Women to head top EU institutions for first time

Two women have won the backing of the EU’s leaders to head the European commission and European Central Bank, breaking with more than 60 years of male dominance at the top