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GZERO Media
March 21, 2024
Online violence means real-world danger for women in politics like EU's Lucia Nicholsonová

In a compelling dialogue from a GZERO Global Stage discussion on gender equality in the age of AI, Lucia Nicholsonová, former Slovak National Assembly vice president and current member of European Parliament for Slovakia, recounts her harrowing personal experiences with

Horn Observer
March 20, 2024
Somali women MPs rally against opposition to women's participation in politics

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – In a press conference joined by local women activists on Monday, Somali women Members of Parliament (MPs) expressed their frustration and lack of political will to include a 30% women quota in the constitutional amendments amidst a heated de

Global Voices
March 19, 2024
Women march for Palestine and against patriarchy in Pakistan

On International Women’s Day, March 8, women in major cities across Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Multan,

Business and Financial Times
March 18, 2024
Development Discourse: Entrenching the economic and political rights of women

Many advocates, gender activists, development agencies and civil society organisations have been making a strong case for the inclusion of women in high level politics and empowering them economically.

Source: The Times of India
March 18, 2024
Every vote counts: How women are gaining bargaining power in politics

NEW DELHI: With more women participating in voting than ever before and even dominating political discourse within their households, they now find themselves at the forefront of various schemes and policies announced by political parties ahead of elections.

Source: FOX 28
March 16, 2024
Women underrepresented in local and federal politics

SPOKANE, Wash. – International lawmakers met on March 13 to discuss ways of increasing women’s political participation as disparities in representation between men and women continue on local, national and international levels.

Source: The Nation Thailand
March 16, 2024
‘We have to try harder than the men’ – women politicians struggle for parity

Thailand was once regarded as one of the most progressive in fostering gender equality. It was the second country in Asia to grant women the right to vote, as far back as 1932.

Source: Nigerian Tribune
March 11, 2024
German govt, NGO to train Southwest women in political engagement

The German government in collaboration with a non-governmental organisation, Hope for Family Development Initiative (HFDI) is set to train 300 women in three Southwest states on campaign strategies, leadership skills, and political engagement.

Global Voices
March 11, 2024
New song titled ‘Mom has a Secret’ features mothers from Russia who are anti-war activists

Russian singer Monetochka (Liza Gyrdymova), who lives in exile after the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine started in February 2022, released a song in honor of the International