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September 22, 2025
Over 750 women rally in Abuja, demand Reserved Seat

More than 750 women from across Nigeria are staging a peace walk in Abuja today, Monday, September 22, 2025, urging lawmakers to pass the long-awaited Special Seats Reserved for Women Bill aimed at increasing female representation in governance.

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September 22, 2025
Informed Perspectives Shares New Data on Canada Falling to 71st Globally in Women’s Political Representation, Despite Near-Universal Support for Parity

OTTAWA, Ontario, Sept. 22, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Informed Perspectives reveals that Canada’s status as a global champion of gender equality is under serious threat.

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September 22, 2025
Nigerian Women Rally in Abuja for Parliamentary Representation

More than 750 Nigerian women, representing all 36 states of the federation and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have converged on Abuja in a historic show of solidarity to submit a memorandum at the National Public Hearing for the Special Seats Reserved for Women Bi

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https://guardian.ng/news/the-hands-that-heal-women-forging-peace-across-borders/
September 22, 2025
The hands that heal: Women forging peace across borders

On this International Day of Peace on September 21, the call for unity and reconciliation resonates worldwide but for women in conflict zones, peace is not just a principle to celebrate, it is a daily act of survival and rebuilding.

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September 22, 2025
Japan may see its first female PM despite limited progress on gender gap

Japan could soon see its first female prime minister, with Sanae Takaichi emerging among the front runners in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party’s leadership race, a significant achievement in a country where women leaders remain a rarity.

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NO WOMAN LEFT BEHIND: Dialogue on the representation of women in all their diversity in politics

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NO WOMAN LEFT BEHIND: Dialogue on the representation of women in all their diversity in politics

The side event aims to facilitate a dialogue among MPs, WYDE partners, civil society organizations and academics on policies and approaches that have been effective in en

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Women are told politics isn’t theirs

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September 22, 2025

Women are told politics isn’t theirs

The harassment of women is nothing alien in Bangladesh, but when it comes to politics, the hostility is sharpened and deliberate. Women candidates, and anyone who dares to support them, are unfairly attacked, judged, and harassed.

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The harassment of women is nothing alien in Bangladesh, but when it comes to politics, the hostility is sharpened and deliberate. Women candidates, and anyone who dares to support them, are unfairly attacked, judged, and harassed.

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September 22, 2025
How Women In Politics Are Still Excluded From India's POSH Act And Left Vulnerable To Sexual Harassment

On Monday, the Supreme Court declined to entertain a plea seeking to expand the scope of the Protection of Women from Sexual Harassment at Workplace (POSH) Act, 2013, to include political parties.

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The force of women on the Hill

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September 22, 2025

The force of women on the Hill

Every fall, as Parliament returns and calendars quickly fill with receptions, meetings, and fundraisers, one gathering on the Hill stands out from the rest.

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Every fall, as Parliament returns and calendars quickly fill with receptions, meetings, and fundraisers, one gathering on the Hill stands out from the rest.

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