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June 23, 2020
'I want to see myself:' Black women mount public and private campaign for Biden to pick a Black woman running mate

Influential Black women are mounting a robust effort to persuade presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden that selecting a black woman as his running mate would

June 22, 2020
UNDP Launches Webinar Series To Promote Parliamentary Innovation And Response During COVID-19

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Pacific Office in Fiji has launched a new webinar series, to highlight and promote parliamentary innovation and response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

June 22, 2020
Iceland’s Prime Minister praises female leaders for response to coronavirus

Iceland’s prime minister has indicated that female leaders have offered a better response to coronavirus across the world than some of their male counterparts.

June 22, 2020
10 lessons from the COVID-19 frontline for a more gender-equal world

Evidence shows that disease outbreak affects women and men differently, that pandemics exacerbate inequalities for girls and women, who are also often the hardest hit, and that women play an outsize role responding to crises, including as frontline h

A quiet revolution for women in US foreign and security policy?

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June 22, 2020

A quiet revolution for women in US foreign and security policy?

The Departments of Defense, State, USAID and Homeland Security recently launched plans regarding women in U.S.

The Departments of Defense, State, USAID and Homeland Security recently launched plans regarding women in U.S.

Proportional representation needs national support

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June 22, 2020

Proportional representation needs national support

By Ruth Butaumocho,

“For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect, but to be elected.”

By Ruth Butaumocho,

“For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect, but to be elected.”

Young women stand ready to enter politics – despite what they have seen

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June 22, 2020

Young women stand ready to enter politics – despite what they have seen

For the next generation of women looking to enter politics, recent months and years have provided a stark preview of what may lie ahead.

For the next generation of women looking to enter politics, recent months and years have provided a stark preview of what may lie ahead.

Lady Astor returns from America – The Guardian archive, 1922

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June 19, 2020

Lady Astor returns from America – The Guardian archive, 1922

Lady Astor and Lord Astor returned to London from their American trip this evening.

Lady Astor and Lord Astor returned to London from their American trip this evening.

“Women leaders around the world have demonstrated successful management of the pandemic”

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June 19, 2020

“Women leaders around the world have demonstrated successful management of the pandemic”

Around the world, women are shining through as outstanding leaders as the COVID-19 pandemic escalates.

Around the world, women are shining through as outstanding leaders as the COVID-19 pandemic escalates.

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Online regional dialogue: Women’s Leadership in the context of COVID-19 in the Arab States Region

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Online regional dialogue: Women’s Leadership in the context of COVID-19 in the Arab States Region

UN Women Regional Office for the Arab States in partnership with the Arab Women Parliamentarians'