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https://www.newamerica.org/future-security/reports/a-weapon-against-women-in-politics/
September 22, 2025
A Weapon Against Women in Politics: Reining in Nonconsensual Synthetic Intimate Imagery

Abstract

https://msmagazine.com/2025/09/19/democracy-women-politics-nepal-mexico-ireland-elections-iraq-norway/
September 22, 2025
The Health of a Democracy Is Measured by Its Leaders: Celebrating Women’s Political Leadership in Mexico, Iraq, Nepal and More

Milestones for notable women this week include birthdays for: Lois Wessel

https://www.unwomen.org/en/news-stories/statement/2025/09/the-commission-on-the-status-of-women-csw-revitalization
September 22, 2025
The Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) revitalization – a renewed commitment from governments to all women and girls

UN Women applauds the ECOSOC adoption today by consensus of the resolution on the revitalization of the Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), a process that will strengthen the leading UN body in advancing gender equality and the rights and empowerment of all women a

https://www.unwomen.org/en/articles/explainer/gender-equality-in-2025-gains-gaps-and-the-342t-choice
September 19, 2025
Gender equality in 2025: Gains, gaps, and the $342T choice

2025 is a crossroads. One road leads to deeper poverty, weaker economies, and human rights stripped away. The other, propels economies forward, building safer societies and fairer futures for everyone.

https://von.gov.ng/nigeria-hosts-dialogue-on-womens-political-participation/
September 18, 2025
Nigeria Hosts Dialogue on Women’s Political Participation
https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/esponsored/20250916/calls-grow-womens-issues-receive-greater-attention
September 18, 2025
Calls grow for women’s issues to receive greater attention

Despite a slight increase in female representation in Parliament, gender advocates warn that Jamaica still falls short in addressing women’s issues at the national level.

https://en.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/politics/tvt0879weh
September 18, 2025
Political parties must abandon ‘wrong path’ on women’s representation, activists say

Speakers at a press conference have called on the political parties to reconsider their stance on reserved seats for women in the Jatiya Sangsad (parliament).

https://tribuneonlineng.com/new-volume-highlights-african-womens-resilience-across-history-politics/
September 18, 2025
New volume highlights African women’s resilience across history, politics

A new book, Women in Africa, authored by foremost historian Professor Toyin Falola and Dr. Jumoke Yacob-Haliso, has spotlighted the resilience and agency of African women across history and politics.

https://www.trend.az/azerbaijan/politics/4091953.html
September 18, 2025
Azerbaijani speaker addresses 2nd Forum of AIPA women political tops in Malaysia

BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 17. Azerbaijani Parliament Speaker Sahiba Gafarova, who is visiting the city of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia for the 46th General Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) of the Association of SoutheastAsian