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June 7, 2021
Samoa's crisis seen harming gender equality in Pacific island politics

(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An impasse between Samoa’s incumbent prime minister and female opposition leader could see a backlash against gender quota rules in the small Pacific island nation and stop other women from entering politics across the

June 7, 2021
Tanzanian MPs demand apology for 'tight' trousers incident

Female MPs in Tanzania have called for an apology to an MP who was ordered to leave parliament because of her trousers.

June 2, 2021
Somalia election certain, now the focus is women seats, security

The political agreement signed in Somalia this past heralds not just a new democratic dawn but also one of equity and inclusivity by raising the quota of women in the formal political space to at least a third of the bicameral fede

June 2, 2021
Cyprus: Just eight female MPs, a drop of three per cent

Cyprus, already among the countries where women account for fewer than one in five members in parliaments, experienced a three per cent drop in representation compared with the 2016 parliamentary elections.

June 2, 2021
'The colour doesn't matter': N.B. municipalities elect more women, first Black mayor in historic election

FREDERICTON -- Kassim Doumbia says he always wanted to get involved and be active in his community. He moved to Shippagan 14 years ago, and has spent the last nine years on the town’s council.

May 24, 2021
The woman who unseated Samoa's prime minister of 20 years

Samoa is set to get its first female prime minister, marking the end of unprecedented political drama in the small Pacific island nation of 200,000 people.

May 20, 2021
Scottish election 2021: Record number of women elected

A record number of women have been elected to the Scottish Parliament, with 58 female MSPs winning seats in the Holyrood election.

(L-R) Kathy Barnette, Andrea Campbell and Maya Wiley are all expected to run in the 2022 midterms.AP / Getty file
May 20, 2021
Black women will be a force to be reckoned with in the 2022 midterm elections

More Black women ran in the 2020 cycle than ever before, and advocates expect 2022 will break that record.

May 20, 2021
Glaring gap: Only 5 per cent of elected representatives are women in Tamil Nadu

This is a drop from the previous assembly election in 2016, when the State elected 21 women (about nine per cent) into power.