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Women's Leadership

https://www.nwci.ie/learn/article/all_island_event_calls_for_action_to_promote_womens_leadership
September 4, 2025
All-Island Event Calls for Action to Promote Women’s Leadership

Women’s voices and experiences are crucial for the functioning of our democracy. Yet, despite many women’s roles as community leaders right across the island, they remain significantly underrepresented in our political system North and South.

Women in politics frequently have to prove themselves as more competent than average, while also facing disproportionate criticism if they make mistakes.” - Amalia Alvarez-Benjumea

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July 16, 2025

Women in politics frequently have to prove themselves as more competent than average, while also facing disproportionate criticism if they make mistakes.” - Amalia Alvarez-Benjumea

Amalia Alvarez-Benjumea is a Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Goods and Policies at the Spanish National Research Council.

Amalia Alvarez-Benjumea is a Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow at the Institute of Public Goods and Policies at the Spanish National Research Council.

https://globalvoices.org/2025/04/26/we-are-not-just-imagining-power-we-are-claiming-it-women-at-the-forefront-of-change-in-the-horn-of-africa/
July 15, 2025
‘We are not just imagining power; we are claiming it’: Women at the forefront of change in the Horn of Africa

By Clarisse Sih and Bibbi Abruzzini 

https://globalvoices.org/2025/06/11/a-womans-burden-a-historic-change-in-surinames-presidency/
July 15, 2025
A woman’s burden? A historic change in Suriname’s presidency

“You will work hard.” That was the promise former medical doctor Jennifer Geerlings-Simons made during her presidential election campa

Inter-Parlamentary Union: Advancing Women's Representation

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June 17, 2025

Inter-Parlamentary Union: Advancing Women's Representation

This series features interviews with a diverse group of parliamentarians, sharing their insights on increasing women's representation in parliament, addressing the impact of violence against women, and exploring the role of men in achieving gender parity.

This series features interviews with a diverse group of parliamentarians, sharing their insights on increasing women's representation in parliament, addressing the impact of violence against women, and exploring the role of men in achieving gender parity.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxyx04dv1wo?at_bbc_team=editorial&at_link_id=BC54F278-4A74-11F0-A0FB-E44988E4FEFC&at_link_origin=BBC_News&at_ptr_name=linked_in_page&at_campaign=Social_Flow&at_link_type=web_link&at_campaign_type=owned&at_format=image&at_medium=social
June 16, 2025
MI6 appoints first female chief in 116-year history

MI6 will be led by a woman for the first time in the foreign intelligence service's 116-year history.

https://theconversation.com/south-korea-election-lee-jae-myung-takes-over-a-country-split-by-gender-politics-257923
June 5, 2025
South Korea election: Lee Jae-myung takes over a country split by gender politics

Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung has won South Korea’s snap presidential election with a clear lead.