November 14, 2024
Results for Women Congressional and Statewide Executive Candidates in Election 2024
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November 13, 2024
Sri Lanka’s election sees surge in female candidates, but can it break patriarchal norms?
November 11, 2024
Lesego Chombo, 26, is Botswana's new Minister for Youth and Gender Affairs
Lesego Chombo, a dynamic figure in Botswana's youth scene, lawyer and Miss World Africa 2024, is now the rising star of the country's government, having been appointed Minister of Youth and Gender Equality by Botswana's President, Duma Boko.
November 10, 2024
€171,000 to encourage women from rural Ireland into politics
Funding of €171,162 has been announced for the Longford-based See Her Elected (SHE), in support of their work in supporting and encouraging the participation of women from rural Ireland in local politics.
November 6, 2024
Indonesia’s cabinet adds new faces, but women still struggle for political representation
Women and gender-equality advocates in Indonesia are crying foul about male dominance in President Prabowo Subianto’s jumbo-sized cabinet.
November 6, 2024
Black women notch historic Senate wins in an election year defined by potential firsts
WASHINGTON (AP) — Voters for the first time elected two Black women to serve simultaneously in the Senate and sent an openly transgender lawmaker to Congress on Tuesday.
November 6, 2024
Online gender-based violence undermines women’s political participation in Tanzania
DESPITE Tanzania’s progress toward gender equality in politics, women continue to be significantly underrepresented in leadership roles.
November 5, 2024
Who is Kemi Badenoch, the first black woman to lead the UK Conservatives?
Kemi Badenoch has become the new leader of the UK Conservatives and the first black woman to lead a major political party in the UK.