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June 11, 2025
Wanja Maina named among Kenya's 50 most influential women

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https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/08/japan/japan-assemblywomen-harassment-survey/
June 10, 2025
Over half of local assembly women suffer harassment, survey shows

Over 50% of female local assembly members in Japan have been troubled with harassment, more than double the proportion of such male members, according to a Cabinet Office report.

https://nation.africa/kenya/news/gender/sexism-poverty-and-power-why-gender-equality-in-kenya-remains-a-distant-dream-5071954
June 10, 2025
Sexism, poverty, and power: Why gender equality in Kenya remains a distant dream

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  1. Myllene Bosibori's political journey exposes deep gender, ethnic, and financial barriers facing Kenyan women candidates.
https://theconversation.com/south-korea-election-lee-jae-myung-takes-over-a-country-split-by-gender-politics-257923
June 5, 2025
South Korea election: Lee Jae-myung takes over a country split by gender politics

Liberal candidate Lee Jae-myung has won South Korea’s snap presidential election with a clear lead.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy8njzr42zvo
June 5, 2025
These women helped bring down a president - now they say they feel invisible

An Byunghui was in the middle of a video game on the night of 3 December when she learned that the South Korean president had declared martial law.

https://www.thejakartapost.com/opinion/2025/06/03/southeast-asia-remains-unfriendly-for-women-in-politics.html
June 5, 2025
Southeast Asia remains unfriendly for women in politics
https://fortune.com/article/theresa-may-former-world-leaders-stop-commenting/
May 26, 2025
Former U.K. prime minister Theresa May says ex-world leaders need to stop commenting on everything: ‘be a measured voice’

Theresa May, Britain’s ex-prime minister, says that rather than reaching for social media the second major news breaks, former world leaders would be better off taking a step back and bringing

https://www.montsame.mn/en/read/370146
May 26, 2025
"We Women" Forum Held to Bolster Women's Political Representation

Ulaanbaatar, May 22, 2025 /MONTSAME/.

https://nltimes.nl/2025/05/24/conservative-party-rejects-motion-women-leadership
May 26, 2025
Conservative party again rejects motion on women in leadership

The conservative Protestant party SGP has again voted down a proposal to formally recognize women’s eligibility for political and administrative roles, maintaining a