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Biden appointing more black women judges than any other president
February 17, 2022
Biden appointing more black women judges than any other president

The White House says adding more diverse judges to the federal courts remains a priority for the president.

Xiomara Castro - Getty Images/BBC
December 1, 2021
Xiomara Castro Edges Closer to Honduran Presidency as Opponent Concedes
MPs voted again to elect Swedish Social Democratic Party leader Magdalena Andersson on Monday - Reuters/BBC
December 1, 2021
Magdalena Andersson: Sweden's first female PM returns after resignation
President-elect Dame Sandra Mason (L) on the eve of her inauguration as Barbados becomes a republic Randy Brooks AFP - France 24
November 29, 2021
Replacing the queen: Barbados's first president, Sandra Mason

Dame Sandra Mason was the first woman admitted to the bar in Barbados -- and her place in the nation's history was cemented when she was elected as the country's first president.

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High-Level Event on Women's Political Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction

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High-Level Event on Women's Political Participation in Post-Conflict Reconstruction

The Permanent Missions of the United Arab Emirates and Germany to the United Nations and the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security invite

August 27, 2019
What “Votes for Women” Means in 2020

By Erin Vilardi,

August 27, 2019
More than 180 women set to contest Federal National Council elections

Close to 200 women are set to contest this year's Federal National Council elections — more than double the number who took part when the country last went to the polls.

May 2, 2019
Spain just elected its most feminist parliament ever

The new batch of MPs to take their seats in Spain’s Congress will include more women than ever before – almost but not quite as many as men.

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WPL Latin America and the Caribbean regional meeting at Concordia Americas Summit 2019

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WPL Latin America and the Caribbean regional meeting at Concordia Americas Summit 2019

Women Political Leaders (WPL)  will be hosting the WPL Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Meeting in Bogotá, Colombia on May 14th 2019