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January 28, 2021
Janet Yellen confirmed as first female treasury secretary in U.S. history

Yellen "has long been an advocate for addressing the income and wealth distribution, and now she will be able to act on it,” said one economist.

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January 26, 2021
Biden, Harris Form A White House Gender Policy Council

President Biden and Vice President Harris 

Kaja Kallas has stressed gender balance in forming the new cabinet, placing several women in key positions. Photograph: Janis Laizans/Reuters
January 26, 2021
Estonia's first female PM sworn in as new government takes power

Estonia’s new two-party coalition government has been sworn in with the first female prime minister since the Baltic nation regained independence in 1991.

January 21, 2021
Kamala Harris' purple Inauguration Day outfit may have been a nod to the first Black woman to run for president

Kamala Harris made history on January 20 when she became the United States' first female, Black, and Asian A

January 21, 2021
Kamala Harris became the first Black, South Asian VP with 'firsts' surrounding her

Harris, whose political career has included many barrier-breaking moments, was surrounded by firsts as she took the oath of office Wednesday.

January 19, 2021
Gender corrective mechanism to boost women MPs clears second reading in Malta's parliament

Equality Parliamentary Secretary Rosianne Cutajar closes the Second Reading debate on the gender corrective mechanism.

January 19, 2021
Somali PM reserves 30% of parliament seats for women in upcoming poll

GAROWE, Somalia, Jan 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Nearly a third of Somalia's parliamentary seats will be reserved for female lawmakers in an election next month, the prime minister said, a measure 

January 8, 2021
New Yemeni government excludes women for first time in 20 years

Feminists in war-devastated Yemen have condemned the exclusion of women from a new government formed under a power-sharing deal between the internationally-recognized government and separatists.

January 8, 2021
Liberian women demand security for female senatorial candidate ahead of rescheduled election

Monrovia – A coalition of Liberian women have joined the only female and leading senatorial candidate in the ongoing election in Gbarpolu County, Madam Botoe Kanneh in seeking assurances from the Government of Liberia to provide security for her