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Women in Ethiopia still struggle despite leadership in government

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April 25, 2019

Women in Ethiopia still struggle despite leadership in government

Following 2018 elections in Ethiopia, a record-breaking number of women now hold leadership positions in the country’s government. But women still struggle to rise up the ranks in other sectors.

Following 2018 elections in Ethiopia, a record-breaking number of women now hold leadership positions in the country’s government. But women still struggle to rise up the ranks in other sectors.

April 25, 2019
Sudanese women are right to demand parity in the transition

Sudan’s transition must be inclusive if it is to build a country for all Sudanese.

April 25, 2019
DRC MPs elect woman speaker of parliament, Jeanine Mabunda

Lawmakers in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, on Wednesday elected Jeanine Mabunda as head of the national assembly.

April 24, 2019
Japanese city gets its first ever female politician

Misuzu Ikeda becomes first assemblywoman in Tarumizu as record numbers of women elected nationwide.

April 24, 2019
Gender doesn't matter in Israeli elections, they said. New research proves different

New election questionnaire finds women tend to lean to the left in the voting ballots, but when it comes to diplomacy and security, they're more hawkish than men.

April 23, 2019
Something is missing in the Israeli election: Women

A male-dominated electoral campaign has highlighted how easily women are kept to the side in Israeli politics.

Politicians’ faces are everywhere. On billboards, on fliers, on television.

The Status of Women in Brazil 2019

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April 22, 2019

The Status of Women in Brazil 2019

The status of women in Brazil is emblematic of the country’s internal tensions. Brazil is a country where a woman can become president; yet it also has one of the highest rates of femicide—the killing of women due to their gender—in the world.

The status of women in Brazil is emblematic of the country’s internal tensions. Brazil is a country where a woman can become president; yet it also has one of the highest rates of femicide—the killing of women due to their gender—in the world.

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