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July 7, 2020
Sexist attacks against women in Turkish politics reveal resistance to social change

Women in Turkish politics along with the wives and daughters of politicians have become targets of sexist attacks on social media over the past couple of weeks.

July 7, 2020
Has COVID-19 pushed women in politics off Kenya’s agenda?

In 2013, Alice Wahome ran in her third attempt to win the hotly-contested Kandara constituency parliamentary seat in Murang’a County, Central Kenya.

July 6, 2020
Tokyo’s first female governor sails to re-election even as virus cases rise

In rewarding Tokyo’s first female governor, Yuriko Koike, with a second term on Sunday, voters endorsed her highly visible leadership as the sprawling metropolis has avoided the kind of spiraling death toll from the coronavirus seen in other world ca

July 6, 2020
Women’s council sees widening gender gap in economy, politics due to Covid-19

The umbrella body for women’s organisations in the country predicts that the gender gap, particularly in the areas of economic participation and political empowerment, will widen due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

July 1, 2020
When it comes to decision-making, women must move from the margins to the mainstream

Twenty-five years after the landmark Beijing women’s conference, politics remains overwhelmingly the domain of men.

Women leaders and coronavirus: Look beyond stereotypes to find the secret of their success

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July 1, 2020

Women leaders and coronavirus: Look beyond stereotypes to find the secret of their success

Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand, Tsai Ing-Wen of Taiwan and Angela Merkel of Germany 

Jacinda Ardern of New Zealand, Tsai Ing-Wen of Taiwan and Angela Merkel of Germany 

July 1, 2020
Japan to focus on female empowerment, support for single mothers

The Japanese government adopted Wednesday a set of policies on women, focusing on promoting their empowerment in the business and political arenas and helping single mothers secure child support from divorced husbands.