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Source: The Hindu
April 29, 2024
India: just 8% women candidates contested first two phases of Lok Sabha polls

Women constituted only eight per cent of the total 2,823 candidates in the first two phases of the Lok Sabha elections, with political activists saying it

IOL News
April 26, 2024
Political party representatives in the hot seat on why there are only a few women in politics

Political party representatives were put in the hot seat during IOL’s Elections Panel Discussion on Wednesday at the Radisson Blu Hotel in uMhlanga when asked why there are fewer women in politics, especially in leadership positions.

Vietnam Plus
April 25, 2024
Vietnamese, Lao female lawmakers discuss women’s roles in politics

Vientiane (VNA)Vietnamese and Lao female lawmakers on April 25 shared their experience in politics at a workshop in the n

News Agency of Nigeria
April 25, 2024
UN Women tasks media on promoting Nigeria’s women political participation, empowerment

UN Women, on Wednesday tasked media practitioners and organisations to empower the female gender and promote its participation in politics.

Global Voices
April 25, 2024
How gendered disinformation on social media harms Kenyan women seeking political office

Gender-based violence has crept up in the digital era in the form of online violence against women and girls, especially affecting women with

Human Rights Watch
April 24, 2024
Kazakhstan: new law to protect women improved, but incomplete

(Berlin, April 23, 2024) – Kazakhstan’s President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev signed a

Africa News
April 24, 2024
Togo: Women candidates campaign ahead legislative and regional elections

As Togo prepares for the legislative and regional elections on April 29, 2024, a significant number of women are in the electoral race, defying traditional norms and expectations.

The Diplomat
April 18, 2024
The dire state of women’s rights in North Korea

On International Women’s Day on March 8, North Korea held various events to celebrate the country’s women, repeating what has become more or less a national slogan, “Women Are Flowers,” and hailing the country as a “paradise” for women.