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June 30, 2016
The UK based International Women's Organization Womankind Worldwide published a statement on the implications of Brexit for women's rights

Womankind Worldwide is a women’s rights and international development organization making an impact through the power of

June 24, 2016
Herat Leaders Call for Afghan Women to Play Active Role in Politics

The need for more Afghan women to w

June 20, 2016
Virginia Raggi becomes first female mayor of Rome

In Rome, 37-year-old lawyer Virgini

June 16, 2016
Helen Joan Cox, MP in the UK Parliament, dies at age 41, after suffering an attack in her constituency

Helen Joan Cox, Labour Party politician and Member of the UK Parliament for the constituency of Batley and Spen, has died afte

June 16, 2016
International IDEA calls for proposals to prepare a study of constitutional jurisprudence related to gender equality

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance, International IDEA, released a Call for Proposals for a Global Exploratory Study of Constitutiona

June 16, 2016
Half of Labour's female councillors in Glasgow to quit 'macho' council

The Herald Scotland reports that a

June 16, 2016
What will you do? Bringing action to the gender equality debate

With

June 14, 2016
First US Women Summit being held in Washington DC

In the context of the first US Women Summit, 28 companies have adopted the White House’s equal pay pledge, committed to undertake a yearly company-wide gender pay an

June 9, 2016
Canada: Removing Barriers Preventing Women from Attaining Top Leadership Positions

Building on the Canadian government