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July 4, 2022
Cuba second in the world on parliamentary gender parity

The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has placed Cuba as the second of the five countries in the world that boast gender parity in parliament and the country with the second-highest proportion of

July 4, 2022
Women battle for seats in PNG parliament

Port Moresby (AFP) – Women are fighting to get at least one seat in Papua New Guinea's male-dominated parliament when voting opens Monday in a mountainous, forest-clad land scarred by gender-based violence.

July 1, 2022
Jersey election 2022: Number of females elected rises from 14 to 21

The 2022 election has seen more women elected to Jersey's government than ever before.

A total of 51% of the newly-elected deputies are women, and women now make up 43% of the overall government.

AFP - CHRISTOPHE ARCHAMBAULT
June 29, 2022
French lawmakers pick Yael Braun-Pivet as first ever woman president of National Assembly

France's lower house of parliament on Tuesday agreed to pick an MP from President Emmanuel Macron's centrist coalition as the first woman speaker, despite the ruling alliance losing its majority in legislative elections.

June 28, 2022
33% of candidates in Japan's upper house election are women, highest ever

TOKYO -- A record 181 of the 545 people standing in Japan's July 10 House of Councillors election are women, comprising 33.2% of all candidates, also a high.

June 27, 2022
Droupadi Murmu: 10 things to know about NDA’s presidential nominee

Droupadi Murmu: Here is everything you need to know about BJP's candidate for Presidency.

June 21, 2022
Cleaner who led pay strike faces former minister in Paris election

Rachel Keke, who coordinated successful strike for better pay and conditions, takes on Macron’s former sports minister.

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June 20, 2022
Post-poll, France's new parliament sees slight drop in women MPs

France has lagged in gender parity in politics, coming 33rd out of 185 spots on the Inter-Parliamentary Union's monthly ranking of women in national parliaments

June 20, 2022
Francia Marquez: From maid to Colombia’s first Black vice-president

When Colombians on Sunday elected their first leftist president ever, they also voted for their country’s first Black vice-president.