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May 12, 2023
Women face political barriers ahead of Turkey elections

Polling shows that most Turks want more women involved in politics, but their underrepresentation continues.

May 11, 2023
Female Labour MP accuses shadow minister of sexual assault

A female Labour MP has reported a shadow frontbench MP to the Metropolitan police, claiming he sexually assaulted her.

May 10, 2023
Trans women, politicians, and feminists, the most attacked on Costa Rican social networks

A recent study conducted by the United Nations (UN) sheds light on the distressing reality faced by trans women, women in politics, and feminists in Costa Rica.

Spain's Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez attends the European leaders summit in Brussels, Belgium February 9, 2023. REUTERS/Yves Herman
May 3, 2023
Spain announces law promoting gender parity in politics and business

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Saturday announced a gender equality law that will require more equal representation of women and men in politics, business and other spheres of public life.

April 27, 2023
Paraguay's women battle to break political glass ceiling

ASUNCION (Reuters) - In Paraguay's election on Sunday, Soledad Nunez, a 40-year-old engineer and former minister, is looking to break into the South American country's male-dominated political arena as its first elected female vice

April 26, 2023
Nigerian women least represented in governance – National Bureau of Statistics

The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) says women have continued to record low representation in all tiers and levels of governance.

Anita Kiki Gbeho, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary-General of the United Nations Assistance Mission in Somalia
April 21, 2023
Somalia: UN official underlines need to advance women’s participation in public life







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April 20, 2023
Türkiye: Low number of female MP candidates stirs reaction

Nongovernmental organizations and activists struggling for equal representation of women in politics and social life have criticized the low number of women on political parties’ parliamentary 

April 20, 2023
Men dominate 95% of local authorities in Britain, data shows

Only 18 of 382 councils have minimum gender representation parity, say equality charities