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September 12, 2018
Nigeria: Women politicians reveal what men are doing to them

Women politicians in Kogi State have revealed what they have been going through in the hands of men in the state.

September 12, 2018
India’s sexual-assault crisis is what happens when few women are in power

India is the most dangerous country for sexual violence against women, according to the Thomson Reuters Foundation 2018 survey.

September 12, 2018
Africa's young female ministers: Mali follows Botswana, Zimbabwe

Mali’s president, Ibrahim Boubacar Keita on Monday named Kamissa Camara as his new foreign minister, joining a 33 member cabinet tasked with restoring peace and rebuilding the economy in Keita’s second and final term.

September 12, 2018
Female MPs from around world to gather for UK suffrage event

More than 100 female politicians from around the world, from Afghanistan to the Vatican, will sit in the House of Commons for a landmark event to mark the centenary of women first winning the right to vote in the UK.

September 12, 2018
Meet Morgan Murtaugh, the youngest female congressional candidate

A young, female 20-something is looking to upset how things are done in Washington D.C. by defeating a long-entrenched incumbent. She’s the youngest person running for Congress in 2018.

September 12, 2018
‘And I’m a mom.’ Candidates and voters warm to kids on the trail

PARSIPPANY, N.J.

September 11, 2018
‘Something has actually changed’: Women, minorities, first-time candidates drive Democratic House hopes

A flood of women, minorities and first-time candidates is poised to radically alter the composition of Congress next year after winning Democratic primaries in record numbers in 2018.

September 11, 2018
Fighting sexual harassment helps women rise, says Canadian PM

TORONTO — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says movements such as Me Too play a role in changing a workplace culture that often keeps women from top-level positions.

September 10, 2018
Women parliamentarians from around the world meet in Dublin

Over 90 women parliamentarians from around the world, as well as members of Irish civil society groups, women in sport and in business have gathered at Dublin Castle for the first International Congress of Women's Caucuses.