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March 2, 2022
First female Arab Knesset member to head Israeli diplomatic mission

Foreign Minister Yair Lapid has appointed Meretz Knesset member Ghaida Rinawie Zoabi as consul general in Shanghai, sparking an outcry from critics.

March 1, 2022
Constitution review in Nigeria: Committee presents 68 alterations as women protest exclusion from politics

The House of Representatives special committee on review of the 1999 Constitution has presented the first batch of its report. 

USA: New LGBTQ Gallup data reveals enormous gaps in political representation - Victory Institute
March 1, 2022
USA: New LGBTQ Gallup data reveals enormous gaps in political representation

New Gallup polling data shows 7.1 percent of the U.S. population identifies as LGBTQ – up from 5.6 percent in 2020.

February 28, 2022
‘The bench is loaded’: A record number of Latinas are running for US governor

At least a thousand men have been governor of a U.S. state; just 45 women have, and only two of them Latinas. This year, their presence on primary ballots is making a difference.

Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to become first black woman on supreme court - The Guardian
February 28, 2022
Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to become first black woman on supreme court

Joe Biden on Friday nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the supreme court, seeking to elevate a Black woman to the nation’s highest court for the first time in its 232-year history.

February 25, 2022
In Australia, Nicolle Flint uses final speech to take aim at offensive abuse directed toward women

Outgoing Liberal MP Nicolle Flint has used her valedictory speech to urge the parliament to better protect women from offensive, insulting and intimidating behaviour, while taking aim at "the left" and social media giants for the harassment and abuse she has endured d

February 25, 2022
Liberia: National Elections Commission, political parties sign protocol to protect women in politics

The National Elections Commission (NEC) and political parties executives have signed the violence against women in elections and politics, the (VAWIE/P) Protocol.

Alice Coffin (à gauche), conseillère écologiste de Paris et Sylvia Casalino (à droite), ingénieure en aérospatiale, lors d'une manifestation #MeToo Politique, le 25 novembre à Paris. (Cha Gonzalez/Libération)
February 22, 2022
France: An observatory of sexist and sexual violence in politics

The presidential campaign in sight. To fight against physical and psychological violence against women, the feminists behind the #MeTooPolitique movement announced on Monday February 21 the launch of an observatory on gender-based and sexual violence.

February 18, 2022
Mongolia now has a record number of women ambassadors

The achievement is part of a long trek toward gender equality in Mongolia’s foreign policy.