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June 2, 2020
'It's not a joking matter': Boris Johnson reprimanded over lack of women in government during COVID-19 crisis

Boris Johnson has been reprimanded after laughing when he was asked about a lack of female decision makers in the government’s 

June 2, 2020
Covid-19 crisis could set women back decades, experts fear

The coronavirus pandemic is having a devastating effect on gender equality and could set women back decades, experts have said on the eve of the 50th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act.

June 2, 2020
Countries with female leaders suffer six times fewer COVID-19 deaths

The COVID-19 crisis points to female leadership as a marker for healthier and more equal societies that are more receptive to political agendas placing social and environmental wellbeing at the core of national policymaking, according to a new analys

June 1, 2020
Yemen’s first responders are women peace builders

Since 2015 Food4Humanity Foundation, one of Yemen’s first women-led Civil Society Organization (CSO) non-profits, has enga

May 28, 2020
Forum of women members of Parliaments in Kyrgyzstan takes on domestic violence

Within the first two weeks of 2020, three women were beaten to death by their husbands or partners in Kyrgyzstan. Sadly, these were not isolated incidents.

May 27, 2020
Women in politics face 'daily' abuse on social media

Women in politics have spoken of their experiences of dealing with sexism and hatred on social media while voicing their political opinions.

May 27, 2020
Kazakh government commits to gender quotas, mandatory 30 percent women in politics

On May 25, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the law titled “Amendments to the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” “Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan” and the law on “Amendments and Additions to the Law on Political P

May 22, 2020
Chief raises $15M to expand network for women leaders [EN]

Chief, the private network for women leaders, has raised $15 million in a new round of funding to expand into new cities.

May 22, 2020
India: Women quotas in politics have unintended consequence

To rectify this inequality, a majority of countries (or at least one political party in most) have imposed female electoral quota syst