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April 21, 2020
Women make political history in Louisiana, but men still make up the majority

For the first time in U.S. history six women stood on a national platform campaigning to become our next president. That momentum of women wanting to take on political roles continued in Louisiana.

April 21, 2020
Women are leading Canada’s public health response to the COVID-19 Coronavirus outbreak

Judging by numbers of deaths from the COVID-19 outbreak in Canada, the country has been handling the coronavirus outbreak comparatively well.

April 20, 2020
Votes for women: South Korea's first feminist party seeks parliament seats

South Korea is regularly ranked lowest in the developed world for gender equality, but for the first time a feminist party is seeking parliamentary seats at Wednesday’s election, accusing the political establishment of having failed women.

April 20, 2020
Ruth B. Mandel, a voice for women in politics, dies at 81

Ruth B. Mandel was an infant when she and her parents fled Germany on the eve of World War II. They were among the 937 passengers, almost all of them Jewish refugees, aboard the ocean liner St.

April 20, 2020
Female parliamentarians still face a motherhood penalty, but the evidence globally suggests it can be ended

Why do we still rarely see mothers, especially those with young children, represented in parliament?

April 16, 2020
Women are on the frontline of the COVID19 pandemic. Social Democrats call for EU action to support them!

The coronavirus pandemic deepens existing inequalities in our societies. It exposes an increasing number of women to gender-based violence.

April 14, 2020
A gender-equal Ethiopian Parliament can improve the lives of all women

Recent gains by women in the Ethiopian political landscape offer a chance to improve gender equality around the country and put an end to long-standing societal iniquities.

April 13, 2020
New Zealand's coronavirus lockdown has resulted in only one death

New Zealand’s coronavirus lockdown has led to only one death in the country so far, data from Johns Hopkins University shows as of Tuesday morning.

April 7, 2020
Norway’s prime minister held a 30-minute press conference to help kids process coronavirus

Coronavirus is scary for everyone, including kids.