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The Harvard Crimson
September 27, 2024
Panel Discusses Youth Civic Engagement and Gender Dynamics in Politics

A political science student, an activist, Senator Laphonza R.

The European Sting
September 26, 2024
Afghanistan: No future without women’s participation

Afghan women earned the right to vote more than a century ago. Today, under Taliban rule, they are practically erased from public life and even banned from singing. 

UN Women
September 25, 2024
Speech: Rising to the promises made in Beijing is the best way to create an equal, just, prosperous world for all | UN Women – Headquarters

Remarks delivered by UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous at the annual meeting of the UN General Assembly Platform of Women Leaders, during the high-level segment of the 79th session of the UN General Assembly, 24 September 2024.

UN Women
September 24, 2024
Institutional mechanisms from the region place gender equality at the heart of their work

In a groundbreaking event, delegates from Europe and Central Asia committed to accelerating progress on gender equality and making the lives of women and girls across this region better.

The Indian Express
September 24, 2024
Harini Amarasuriya appointed as new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Harini Amarasuriya was officially sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Tuesday, marking a historic moment as she becomes the first woman to hold the office since Sirimavo Bandaranaike in 2000.

Source: The Hindu
September 24, 2024
Still a man's world: Only 87 women elected to Haryana Assembly since 1966 formation, no woman CM yet

It is still a man's world in the Haryana Assembly polls, with only 51 women candidates — most of them either having the backing of a political family or cel

Local Election gender quotas not sufficient for fair representation of women in politics

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September 24, 2024

Local Election gender quotas not sufficient for fair representation of women in politics

Women for Election are calling for gender quotas for the next local elections as part of the Gender Quota Alliance today, Tuesday September 24.

Women for Election are calling for gender quotas for the next local elections as part of the Gender Quota Alliance today, Tuesday September 24.

Forbes
September 24, 2024
The (Few) Women Leaders To Watch At This Year’s UN General Assembly

As global instability mounts, the stakes are high for the 79th United Nations General Assembly high-level debate, which begins Tuesday in New York City.