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Women's Leadership

June 15, 2020
Women integral to battling coronavirus and pushing for lasting peace and security

At a virtual roundtable discussion on Thursday, the Peace Operations chief, Jean-Pierre Lacroix, stressed the importance of continuing to prioritize the UN’s Action for Peacekeeping’s (A4P) Women, Peace and Se

June 15, 2020
Raising women’s voices and leadership in COVID-19 policies

GENEVA (22 April 2020) – The UN Women’s rights committee calls on governments and multilateral institutions to ensure women’s equal representation in formulating responses to COVID-19 and strategies to recover from the crisis.

June 12, 2020
Women of Bangladesh emerge as global model of leadership

Bangladesh ranks 7th in the world in the political empowerment of women.

June 11, 2020
The black women who paved the way for this moment

In cities across the United States, black activists are denouncing state-sanctioned violence and demanding radical changes to American policing. Black women leaders occupy a central role in these movements.

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Leadership unscripted: Former President Mary Robinson and Halla Tómasdóttir

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Leadership unscripted: Former President Mary Robinson and Halla Tómasdóttir

The COVID-19 pandemic is an extraordinary test of leadership, and women in global leadership positions are rising to meet the challenge.

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Leadership in crisis: What do we expect from leaders during the Covid-19

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Leadership in crisis: What do we expect from leaders during the Covid-19

It’s rapidly becoming clear that Covid-19’s effects are gendered in complex ways, in ways that can either reinforce or challenge existing inequalities

Exclusion or interests? Why females in elected office reduce petty and grand corruption

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June 11, 2020

Exclusion or interests? Why females in elected office reduce petty and grand corruption

Disappointed by the numerous failures of anticorruption reforms, international organisations, scholars and policy makers increasingly place their hopes on measures aimed at enhancing gender equality and in particular increasing the inclusion of femal

Disappointed by the numerous failures of anticorruption reforms, international organisations, scholars and policy makers increasingly place their hopes on measures aimed at enhancing gender equality and in particular increasing the inclusion of femal

The Guardian
June 10, 2020
Is Bolivia's 'interim' president using the pandemic to outstay her welcome?

As locked-down Bolivians looked to the skies this Easter, they were met with an unusual sight. Cassock-wearing priests, some wielding statues of the apostles, sprinkled holy water and blessings over four cities from circling air force helicopters.