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December 1, 2021
Jordan has ‘crystal-clear’ decision to support women’s political participation

Jordan has a “crystal-clear” political decision to support women’s participation in political life, notably their representation in Parliament, Culture Minister Haifa Najjar said on Sunday.

November 30, 2021
Somalia: electoral agency pushes for more women in parliament

Somalia's federal electoral agency is urging all regional polls supervisors to ensure that at least 30 percent of seats in the Lower House go to women.

November 29, 2021
Women MP’s of Sri Lanka parliament call for action to prevent verbal harassment from male colleagues

Chairperson of the Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus (WPC) in Sri Lanka parliament, Dr.

November 29, 2021
The value of women’s leadership: NDI supports the 5th Annual Ukranian Women’s Congress

Despite the fact that 61 percent of Ukrainians believe men and women should be equally involved in political life, women continue to be significantly underrepresented in Ukrainian politics.

November 26, 2021
“She’s the only option": Hondurans hope Xiomara Castro can lead the nation in a new direction

A week ahead of what may be Honduras’s most consequential election since the country’s return to democracy in 1982, the leading opposition candidate for president delivered her final address to an audience of fervent supporters.

Una mujer libia porta una bandera nacional en la capital, Trípoli, el 25 de febrero de 2021. Mahmud Turkia/AFP
November 25, 2021
Leila ben Khalifa becomes first woman to run for Libyan presidency
Leila ben Khalifa, an activist who heads the National Movement party, became the first woman to run in the presidential elections in Libya on Monday after she submitted her papers to run in the election, according to Arabic-language media.
(Copyright: Photo by Tim Mossholder on Unsplash)
November 25, 2021
Advocates worry online misogyny will keep women out of office

Advocates are worried that rising online misogyny will leave more women unwilling to run for office, a concern highlighted by a video posted by Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) showing him killing Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.).

November 24, 2021
Sweden's first female PM resigns hours after appointment
Participants in New Bern's 2017 Women's March hold up signs in support of women's equality.  TODD WETHERINGTON / SUN JOURNAL STAFF
November 24, 2021
Craven County women have ground to make up in elected positions. Men still dominate boards

On Thursday night, the Craven County GOP elected Sarah Benischek as the party's new chairman. The announcement marked a victory for women in local politics after a recent report found women are not represented equally to their male counterparts.