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Women's Leadership

November 30, 2018
Ending impunity for violence against women in elections in Zimbabwe

By Cait Davin,

November 29, 2018
Kenyan MPs block drive for more women in politics

NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Low turnout scuppered a vote guaranteeing Kenyan women more seats in parliament on Wednesday, with campaigners saying it was “a dark day” for citizens in the east African nation.

November 29, 2018
Americans are more comfortable with women as executives than politicians

Americans say they're more comfortable with a woman in a boardroom than in the White House, according to a recent survey by Kantar, a data and consultancy company.

November 29, 2018
Georgia elects Salome Zurabishvili as first woman president

Salome Zurabishvili has won Georgia's presidential election, becoming the first woman to hold the office.

November 27, 2018
Former New Zealand PM says more women leaders needed to solve world’s problems

If more women were in positions of leadership, the world would be a more peaceful place, according to former New Zealand prime minister Helen Clark.