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April 23, 2025
Liberia: Top Female Politicians’ Absence from Fundraiser Raises Questions About Women’s Solidarity in Liberian Politics

MONROVIA — A prominent fundraising campaign for Edith Gongloe-Weh, the only female candidate in Tuesday’s upcoming senatorial by-election in Nimba County, has drawn widespread support from prominent women, including former President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-04-21/men-and-women-are-more-divided-and-it-could-sway-the-election/105188052
April 23, 2025
Evidence grows that men and women are more divided — and it could sway the election

Is gender the sleeper issue of this election?

According to research to be published later this week by the ANU, the views of women and men in Australia are becoming more divided.

https://www.sarawaktribune.com/stronger-laws-needed-to-protect-women-in-politics/
April 23, 2025
Stronger laws needed to protect women in politics

KUCHING: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has called for stronger laws to protect women in politics, citing online harassment and fake news as key deterrents.

the conversation
April 17, 2025
Growing threats faced by women candidates undermine our democracy

As Liberal MP Pam Damoff prepares to leave politics, she joins other Canadian women MPs in warning that growing threats and harassment are

BBC
April 17, 2025
Women's campaigners celebrate court win - but what will it change?

The UK Supreme Court has unanimously and unambiguously backed the argument that the definition of a woman in the Equality Act should be based on biological sex.

NWHP
April 15, 2025
Damning study of online abuse of female MPs shows urgent legal reform is needed
new age
April 15, 2025
Support for youth quota in JS almost nil

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party strongly disagreed with the Constitutional Reform Commission on its proposal for a quota of 10 per cent parliamentary seats for young candidates.

nyt
April 11, 2025
Germany’s New Parliament Is Sworn In, but Where Are the Women?
abc news
April 11, 2025
Women in Asia-Pacific politics reveal alarming level of gender-based violence they face

Women in dozens of parliaments across the Asia-Pacific are experiencing significant levels of abuse, violence and harassment, a new report has found, with online abuse a key issue.