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VOX
October 28, 2024
The massive gender gap in the election, in 2 charts
The Mainichi
October 25, 2024
Yoroku: Will Japan's gender equality advance with record number of female candidates?

The city of Shiroi, located in the northwestern part of Chiba Prefecture and known for its sprawling commuter towns, is home to one of the few female-majority local assemblies in Japan. Of the 18 assembly members, 10 are women.

The State Press
October 23, 2024
Women at ASU speak on voting disparities, the gender gap and the fight for women's votes

Over half of Arizona’s voters were women in 2020, according to a CNN exit poll.

CTV Atlantic News
October 23, 2024
'It’s about time': Maritime women make history in municipal, provincial elections

There were back-to-back firsts for women in Maritime politics over the last few days.

The Fiji Times
October 23, 2024
'Local elections to boost women in politics’

Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Lenora Qereqeretabua said it is important for the Fiji government to be represented at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024 Samoa.

Japan Today
October 23, 2024
A man's world: Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears

Global Voices
October 16, 2024
Legal barriers hinder fight against femicide in Nigeria and Kenya

Across Africa, women are being murdered at alarming rates, often by intimate partners or a male family member.

Global Voices
October 16, 2024
Inside the wardrobe: Women’s clothing increasingly policed in Tajikistan

Many women in Tajikistan are subject to all-encompassing control over nearly every aspect of their daily lives: from husbands, family members, and the state.

Global Voices
October 16, 2024
Humor and rock & roll against political harassment in Argentina

Just days after its release, a music video with scathing lyrics and a catchy rhythm that denounces the harassment that the artist has been subjected to for more than a year by the Argentine president managed to enter the