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August 14, 2020
Belarus: Authorities threatening women political activists ahead of election

President Alyaksandr Lukashenka seeking re-election next month for sixth consecutive term.

August 14, 2020
They might not win, but 3 women are 'giving hope' to Belarus with an unlikely presidential bid

Elections in Belarus are usually a boring, predictable affair.

August 13, 2020
Represent: inside a timely film about the tough road women in politics face

The decision to run for office arrived for Myya Jones in the winter of 2016.

August 13, 2020
At least 11 women have vied for U.S. vice president. Here’s what happened to them

Biden announced that Kamala Harris would be his running mate in the 2020 presidential election, making Harris, a senator from California, the firs

August 12, 2020
Liberia's self-proclaimed 'feminist president' Weah fails to nominate woman candidate

Liberia’s ruling Coalition for Democratic Change party has announced its candidates for the upcoming 8 December senatorial elections, without nomi

August 12, 2020
Kamala Harris named by Joe Biden as his VP pick

Joe Biden has chosen 

August 11, 2020
The science behind women leaders’ success in fighting Covid-19

They have been observed, scrutinized, and then applauded.

August 10, 2020
Women political leaders key to 'more equal and caring societies'

When women take part in politics, the whole of society benefits.

August 10, 2020
Four Israeli women who’ve broken new political ground

One was 3 years old when she trekked out of her remote African village with her parents, ultimately bound for Israel, and another had to break loo