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Nigeria has few women in politics: here’s why, and what to do about it

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May 10, 2021

Nigeria has few women in politics: here’s why, and what to do about it

There are few women in political and leadership spaces in Nigeria.

There are few women in political and leadership spaces in Nigeria.

Vasfije Krasniqi-Goodman, the only rape victim from Kosovo's 1990s war to have spoken out publicly, was among a record intake of women MPs elected to Kosovo's parliament this year Armend NIMANI AFP
May 7, 2021
'Arena of men': The Kosovo women taking on the patriarchy

The rape of Vasfije Krasniqi-Goodman was one of thousands during Kosovo's 1990s war, but she is still the only victim to have spoken out publicly and now is pushing for a radical shake-up of a society long dominated by men.

April 29, 2021
The women of Myanmar: ‘Our place is in the revolution’

Some 60 percent of protesters against the military coup are women who fear their hard-won rights hang in the balance.

April 29, 2021
'Madam Speaker, Madam Vice President': Women make history at Biden's joint address

When a president addresses Congress flanked by the vice president and speaker of the House, it's tradition. But when both of those seats are filled by women, it's history in the making.

April 28, 2021
‘It happened because I am a woman’: von der Leyen speaks of Turkey snub

European Commission president blames sexism for second-rank treatment in Ankara

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Amina Mohammed: 'A woman as president of Nigeria would be great' | Talk to Al Jazeera

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April 22, 2021

Amina Mohammed: 'A woman as president of Nigeria would be great' | Talk to Al Jazeera

Amina Mohammed has risen from humble beginnings in Nigeria to become the most powerful woman in the United Nations. For

Amina Mohammed has risen from humble beginnings in Nigeria to become the most powerful woman in the United Nations. For

April 22, 2021
USA: The number of Black women mayors leading major cities to reach historic high

(CNN) - A new wave of Black women are breaking barriers as they ascend to mayoral seats in cities with deeply rooted histories of racism and inequality.

Military personnels carriy ballot boxes and voting equipment to a polling station in Praia, on April 17, 2021, on the eve of the parliamentary elections.   -   Copyright © africanews SEYLLOU / AFP
April 19, 2021
Cape Verde votes in election that could see first female prime minister

Cape Vedians headed to the polls to cast their ballots in the parliamentary elections.

On voters' minds will be the Covid pandemic which has devastated the tourism-dependent economy.