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May 21, 2020
Women leaders eschew ‘macho-man’ politics in COVID-19 response

New Zealand is “halfway down Everest,” Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said of the country’s battle with the coronavirus.

May 21, 2020
Online empowerment: How this Egyptian women’s rights activist empowers women from home

The coronavirus pandemic is forcing us all to enter a new normal; a new way of life that is pushing us to change the way we work, create and understand the world.

May 20, 2020
Ardern becomes New Zealand's most popular PM in a century: poll

Jacinda Ardern became New Zealand’s most popular prime minister in a century, a Newshub-Reid Research poll showed on Monday, thanks to her COVID-19 response that made the country among the most successful in curbing the spread of the disease.

May 15, 2020
A record number of women have filed to run for House seats in 2020

A record 490 women have filed to run for U.S.

May 14, 2020
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sojourner Truth and Ida B Wells: Mothers of the movement for women’s equality

Many associate the early women’s suffrage movement with suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton gained prominence with her commitment to abolition and the passing of the 13th Amendment, and quickly recognized the need for a women’s equality m

World Atlas
May 13, 2020
A list of women currently serving as leaders of their country

There are currently twenty-two female leaders in the world. Politicians at any level have usually been overwhelmingly male, but this has gradually begun to change.

May 13, 2020
Dominique Anglade named Quebec Liberal leader, becomes first black woman to head a party in province

Dominique Anglade was named the new leader of the Quebec Liberals on Monday, becoming the first ever black woman at the helm of a provincial political party in the history of Quebec.

May 8, 2020
Dateci Voce: Italian women demand voice in Covid-19 fight

Women in Italy have demanded a greater role in the country's official response to the coronavirus outbreak.

May 5, 2020
Namibia's youngest MP enters the crucible as Africa's youth lead the way

One of Africa’s youngest cabinet members to date is experiencing a baptism of fire.