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Horizon, the EU Research & Innovation Magazine
September 27, 2024
EU researchers tackle pushback against gender equality in politics and society

or Zoe Lefkofridi, a professor of politics and gender at the University of Salzburg in Austria, there cannot be real democracy without gender equality.  But past progress cannot be taken for granted.

The Guradian Nigeria
September 27, 2024
Politics of women’s discrimination and underrepresentation

On March 14, 2024, rural women from communities in the Federal Capital Territory of Nigeria expressed concerns over women’s low inclusion in politics.

The Harvard Crimson
September 27, 2024
Panel Discusses Youth Civic Engagement and Gender Dynamics in Politics

A political science student, an activist, Senator Laphonza R.

The European Sting
September 26, 2024
Afghanistan: No future without women’s participation

Afghan women earned the right to vote more than a century ago. Today, under Taliban rule, they are practically erased from public life and even banned from singing. 

The Indian Express
September 24, 2024
Harini Amarasuriya appointed as new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Harini Amarasuriya was officially sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday, marking a historic moment as she becomes the first woman to hold the office since Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 2000.

Source: The Hindu
September 24, 2024
Still a man's world: Only 87 women elected to Haryana Assembly since 1966 formation, no woman CM yet

It is still a man's world in the Haryana Assembly polls, with only 51 women candidates — most of them either having the backing of a political family or cel

Forbes
September 24, 2024
The (Few) Women Leaders To Watch At This Year’s UN General Assembly

As global instability mounts, the stakes are high for the 79th United Nations General Assembly high-level debate, which begins Tuesday in New York City.

HeForShe
September 24, 2024
HeForShe marks ten years with a movement of 2 million gender equality activists, welcomes new Champions

New York, 24 September 2024 - Since 2014, HeForShe has bolstered a global movement, engaging more than 2 million men and individuals of all genders in championing gender equality.

washington Post
September 23, 2024
Sri Lanka has more women voters than men but no female presidential candidates