July 3, 2023
Zimbabwe: ‘Women candidates prejudiced by exorbitant nomination fees’
Two aspiring female presidential candidates failed to submit their nomination papers last week due to payment challenges.
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June 30, 2023
Nigeria, organisation advocates increased representation of women, PWDs in governance
The Women Rights Initiative (WORI), an NGO has advocated for increased representation of women and Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in governance.
June 28, 2023
Canada: Status of Women Council announces new president, executive director
The Status of Women Council of the NWT, leaderless for almost a year, says it now has a new president and a fresh executive director.
June 28, 2023
Czech Republic: New project aims to protect female politicians against hate speech
#StopHate is a project focusing on the problem of hateful attacks against women who are active in politics and public life, aiming to gather information from female academics, politicians, activists and journalists about their experience and contribu
June 23, 2023
India climbs eight places to 127 in global gender index, says WEF report
India has ranked at 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity -- an improvement of eight places from last year -- according to the World Economic Forum's annual G
June 21, 2023
Zimbabwe: number of female politicians set to drop
The number of female candidates for the August 23 harmonised elections is set to drop significantly this year due to several challenges including the exorbitant nomination
June 21, 2023
Japan falls nine positions to 125th in WEF gender gap report
Japan has fallen in the global gender gap rankings, coming in nine positions lower than last year at 125th out of 146 countries, according to a World Economic Forum report
June 21, 2023
NAWOJ seeks more political appointments for women in Nigeria
The National President of Nigeria Association of Women Journalists (NAWOJ) Comrade Ladi Bala has appealed to President Bola Ahmed Tinubu and other State Governors to appoi
June 20, 2023
USA: first Muslim woman confirmed as federal judge
Nusrat Choudhury was confirmed Thursday as a federal judge by the US Senate, making history as the first Muslim woman and the first Bangladeshi American to join the federa