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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

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.