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September 25, 2020
Taiwan president listed among TIME's 100 most influential people of 2020

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has been selected for TIME’s 100 most influential people of 2020, primarily because of her administration’s effective measures to contain the coronavirus outbreak in Taiwan.

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From recovery to transformation: Launch of the COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker

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From recovery to transformation: Launch of the COVID-19 Global Gender Response Tracker

The Global COVID-19 Gender Response Tracker compiles and analyzes more than 2500 policies from 206 countries and territories to assess what governments are doing to: address violence against women,

September 24, 2020
Female voices 'drowned out' in reporting on Covid-19, report finds

Women’s voices have been “worryingly marginalised” in reporting of the coronavirus, partly due to the war-like framing of the pandemic, according to a report analysing stories across six countries.

September 24, 2020
Japan is a 'democracy without women', says ruling party MP

A prominent member of Japan’s ruling party has described the country’s politics as “democracy without women”, days after the new prime minister appointed

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September 23, 2020
Australia: Record numbers of women are having babies in the Federal Parliament and now coronavirus might help them

There's an unusual sense of calm inside Lisa Chesters' office.

A green square inside her clock is flashing as bells ring throughout the building.

Men promised a woman for Ginsburg’s seat. Is that what women want?

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September 23, 2020

Men promised a woman for Ginsburg’s seat. Is that what women want?

By Sydney Ember and Rebecca R. Ruiz,

In 1993, when Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated to the Supreme Court, then-Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. thanked her for saving his daughter “from having to be the second woman nominee to the Supreme Court.”

By Sydney Ember and Rebecca R. Ruiz,

In 1993, when Judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg was nominated to the Supreme Court, then-Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. thanked her for saving his daughter “from having to be the second woman nominee to the Supreme Court.”

September 23, 2020
Coalition of political parties women in Liberia says national legislature is not balanced, as they train female candidates for December election

Ahead of the December 8, 2020 Senatorial election, the Coalition of Political Parties Women in Liberia (COPPWIL) says the national legislature is not balanced because of the limited female representation in the Liberian Senate.

Ghanaian girls should have presidential role models too

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September 22, 2020

Ghanaian girls should have presidential role models too

What does a female President or Vice President mean to the girl child in Ghana? 
It means a lot. 

What does a female President or Vice President mean to the girl child in Ghana? 
It means a lot. 

September 22, 2020
How Belarusian women became a strong presence in anti-Lukashenko protests

Staring down a masked man with a rifle, standing alongside dozens of other women all linking arms in solidarity, Anastasiya Antoniuk was prepared to be taken to jail.