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SIMA RAMA's Impact Talk on women's leadership during 2012 Marikana massacre in South Africa

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September 25, 2018

SIMA RAMA's Impact Talk on women's leadership during 2012 Marikana massacre in South Africa

In a deeply personal journey, Strike a rock follows Primrose Sonti and Thumeka Magwangqana, two grandmothers and best-friends living in Nkaneng, Marikana, an informal-settlement in rural South-Africa that sprung up around a mine oper

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In a deeply personal journey, Strike a rock follows Primrose Sonti and Thumeka Magwangqana, two grandmothers and best-friends living in Nkaneng, Marikana, an informal-settlement in rural South-Africa that sprung up around a mine oper

September 24, 2018
Vietnam has first female president, but activists are unimpressed

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Vietnam’s appointment of its first female president belies a deep gender imbalance in the communist country’s politics and society and will do little to improve women’s rights, advocates said on Monday.

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September 20, 2018
Women still a rare part of world's parliaments

AS MEXICO’S NATIONAL congress assembled this past weekend, women occupied 47.8 percent of the seats in the lower house, the Chamber of Deputies, and 49.2 percent of the seats in the Senate.

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September 17, 2018
Women claim their place in Somalia’s politics

Despite some gains, female politicians face an uphill battle in reaching the country’s 30% quota.

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Can women achieve equal political representation in Ghana?

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September 14, 2018

Can women achieve equal political representation in Ghana?

Despite Ghana’s strong democratic progress over the past two decades, it has fallen short of achieving equal representation for women in politics.

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Despite Ghana’s strong democratic progress over the past two decades, it has fallen short of achieving equal representation for women in politics.

September 13, 2018
Here are some of the women who could make history in the Midterm Elections

 Already in 2018, women candidates have broken the records for the number of candidates for governor, U.S. House and U.S. Senate. Depending on how the midterms go, they may make history again.

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September 13, 2018
Meet Kamissa Camara, Mali’s youngest and first female minister for foreign affairs

Recently- re-elected president of Mali, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita named 35-year-old Kamissa Camara as the minister for foreign affairs in his recent cabinet reshuffle.

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