On 21-22 August, women leaders, politicians and civil servants from all provinces of Kyrgyzstan gathered at the second National Forum Women's Leadership – A Breakthrough into a New Era.
The bitter truth is that gender injustice in politics is largely overlooked and has been normalised to the point where a woman preparing to start a career in politics should expect misogyny and sexism as by-products.
Journalist Ali Vitali covered female presidential candidates in 2020. Now she reflects on what got in their way.
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The Kenyan 2022 General Elections represents a great step forward for women’s representation, albeit an incremental one.
Some journalists have been sharing emails detailing disturbing threats.
SALT LAKE CITY — Women on the internet are posting videos of themselves dancing, singing and partying as a political statement.
MUMBAI: Maharashtra chief minister Eknath Shinde on Tuesday expanded his two-member ministry. However, the list did not include a single woman. Several women politicians and women’s rights activists slammed the exclusion of women members.