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https://globalvoices.org/2026/06/05/gender-diversity-under-pressure-resistance-community-and-the-politics-of-belonging/
June 19, 2026
Gender diversity under pressure: Resistance, community, and the politics of belonging

Gender has become one of the defining political battlegrounds of our time.

https://globalvoices.org/2026/06/06/the-daughters-who-were-raised-to-be-everything-under-chinas-one-child-policy/
June 19, 2026
The daughters who were raised to be everything under China’s one-child policy

Ziyu, born in 2002, still remembers the first time her mother asked whether she wanted a younger sibling.

https://globalvoices.org/2026/06/12/for-lgbtq-people-in-egypt-the-internet-is-both-a-lifeline-and-a-trap/
June 19, 2026
For LGBTQ+ people in Egypt, the internet is both a lifeline and a trap

Years before Jan (preferred pronoun “he”), a 33-year-old non-binary Egyptian, came out or even knew about the LGBTQ+ community, he would search online for people like him. He often found himself deceived by strangers on social media — people pretending to be LGBTQ+, or men posing as women.

https://globalvoices.org/2026/06/10/from-ciudad-juarez-to-latin-america-the-legacy-of-ni-una-menos/
June 19, 2026
From Ciudad Juárez to Latin America: The legacy of Ni Una Menos

There are phrases born from the deepest pain that end up changing history.

https://globalvoices.org/2026/06/17/meet-myat-moe-thu-a-woman-journalist-in-myanmars-conflict-zones/
June 19, 2026
Meet Myat Moe Thu, a woman journalist in Myanmar’s conflict zones

Exile Hub is one of Global Voices’ partners in Southeast Asia, emerging in response to the 2021 coup in Myanmar, focusing on empowering journalists and human rights defenders.

https://globalvoices.org/2026/06/18/can-the-special-seats-bill-deliver-the-gender-parity-nigeria-needs/
June 19, 2026
Can the Special Seats Bill deliver the gender parity Nigeria needs?

Hundreds of women rallied in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, on June 11, urging

https://www.daily-sun.com/diplomacy/880810/speaker-un-women-discuss-advancing-gender-equality-and-women-s-political-leadership
June 19, 2026
UN Women discuss advancing gender equality and women’s political leadership

Speaker of the National Parliament Major (Retd.) Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, MP, on Wednesday held a courtesy meeting with a delegation from UN Women to discuss measures aimed at advancing women’s rights, empowerment and gender equality in Bangladesh.

https://www.thecable.ng/stakeholders-decry-womens-exclusion-in-politics-say-zero-female-lawmakers-under-35-unacceptable/
June 19, 2026
Stakeholders decry women’s exclusion in politics, say zero female lawmakers under 35 unacceptable

Stakeholders have called for greater political participation and representation of young women, saying Nigeria’s democracy cannot thrive if half of its population remains largely excluded from decision-making positions.

June 19, 2026
Women’s Role in Peace Processes More Urgent than Ever as Violent Conflicts Multiply, Rage across Globe, Speakers Tell Security Council

As conflicts multiply and women remain largely absent from peace negotiations, senior United Nations officials, civil society and Member States today urged the Security Council to move beyond rhetoric and make women’s participation in peace processes funded and non-negotiable, warning that peace