November 21, 2023
Dutch on brink of electing first female leader
Dutch voters may be about to get someone very different from the outgoing veteran prime minister Mark Rutte.
November 20, 2023
Swiss parliament: who is entitled to be represented?
The average Swiss parliament member is male, well-educated and 50 years old. This year’s elections have accentuated an already existing trend.
Argentina: ‘The poor like to see me beautiful’. How Eva Perón used fashion as a political tool
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November 20, 2023
Argentina: ‘The poor like to see me beautiful’. How Eva Perón used fashion as a political tool
Eva Perón, read via her clothes. The Argentine politician is an icon of Latin American feminism. Much has been written about the woman, who was at one point an actress, throughout the years.
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Eva Perón, read via her clothes. The Argentine politician is an icon of Latin American feminism. Much has been written about the woman, who was at one point an actress, throughout the years.
November 20, 2023
Online abuse of politically active Afghan women tripled after Taliban takeover, rights group reports
Online abuse and hate speech targeting politically active women in Afghanistan has significantly increased since the Taliban took over the country in Aug.
Three former women presidents talk about the new world order
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November 20, 2023
Three former women presidents talk about the new world order
Góðan daginn from Iceland, where the threat of an imminent volcanic eruption did not deter 500 women leaders from flying to the country for the Reykjavik Global Forum, an annual gathering of women pol
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Góðan daginn from Iceland, where the threat of an imminent volcanic eruption did not deter 500 women leaders from flying to the country for the Reykjavik Global Forum, an annual gathering of women pol
November 17, 2023
Indonesia: 2024 election could be nadir of women's representation, say analysts
Political parties claim to have met the minimum national quota of 30 percent for female candidates, but a recent report has found that only one party competing in the 2024 legislative election meets t
November 17, 2023
Women’s activism in Iran continues, despite street protests dying down in face of state repression
Large-scale protests that erupted in 2022 across Iran, centering on women’s rights, captured the world’s attention.
November 17, 2023
Women in power: the push to get more diverse female candidates in Australian elections
Almost every council in Australia has a gallery of “dead men”, says Licia Heath.
Can there be real representation without reservation?
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November 15, 2023
Can there be real representation without reservation?
This week, the water cooler conversation in courts, chambers and newsrooms like ours has been all about representation, helped along by the headlines after Chief Justice D.Y.
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This week, the water cooler conversation in courts, chambers and newsrooms like ours has been all about representation, helped along by the headlines after Chief Justice D.Y.
November 15, 2023
Where are all Liberia's women in public office?
Despite being once heralded for becoming the first African country to elect a woman president, Liberia’s political landscape is sorely lacking in its representation of women.