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September 1, 2020
Women traditional leaders could help make sure the pandemic message is heard

As infections and the death toll for the new coronavirus pandemic mount, African countries have introduced measures to reduce the spread, raise awareness among communities and gain citizens’ compliance. But the potential contribution of traditional leaders has mostly not been considered.

August 31, 2020
Why Jacinda nails it: study shows how women leaders succeed by busting tradition

Women political leaders around the world are drawing praise for their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic. New research by Macquarie Business School explains how feminist ethics can change the world.

August 31, 2020
We are horribly sexist to female politicians. Google data proves it

New data on Google searches lays bare the obstacles female politicians face in trying to connect with an electorate, especially if they’re becoming well-known for the first time.

August 31, 2020
11 female voices, from Age 13 to 110, on why the vote matters

On Aug. 26, 1920, the 19th Amendment became part of the Constitution. In an enormous victory for the generations of women who had fought for suffrage, it declared that the right to vote in the United States could not be denied on the basis of sex.

August 31, 2020
Meet two of the women running for president in male-dominated Ivory Coast

Despite the male-dominated political landscape in Ivory Coast, a handful of women intend to stand for president in the October election.

August 28, 2020
Emirati Women's Day: 'Success is not spontaneous but a tremendous effort'

Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, the Mother of the Nation, has order a national strategy to support women’s empowerment and gender parity over the next 50 years.

August 28, 2020
Senate elections in Egypt: 91 women compete for individual seats with 20 constituencies

In the fierce competition for individual seats in the Senate elections, women compete for 91 seats in 20 electoral districts nationwide, out of 787 candidatesin Cairo Governorate.

Daily News Egypt
August 28, 2020
Parliament approves law on redrawing parliament electoral districts

Egypt’s House of Representatives approved, on Tuesday, a new law that will see the country’s parliamentary electoral districts redrawn. 

August 26, 2020
States with women governors had fewer COVID-19 deaths and more optimistic public briefings

Having a woman as governor of a U.S.