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A supporter holds a sign reading “Go Sana-chan!” at a street rally for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Fukuoka, Japan on Jan. 30. © Kyodo
A supporter holds a flyer for Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, who is also president of the Liberal Democratic Party, alongside an English vocabulary book at an LDP election rally in the city of Saitama on Tuesday. | BLOOMBERG
February 5, 2026
How Sanae Takaichi won over disillusioned young voters

Three months into her tenure as Japan’s first female prime minister, Sanae Takaichi is connecting with younger voters in a way her predecessors failed.

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Girl draped in a Ukrainian Flag
February 5, 2026
EU and UN Women launch ‘Gender Equality Facility’ in Ukraine

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A group of traditional leaders at a consultation.
February 5, 2026
African traditional leaders meet in Lagos to accelerate action on gender-based violence prevention

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BBC Hind Kabawat says she would not stay in the role if she was not free to set her own strategy
Kabawat is part of President Ahmed al-Sharaa's transitional government, appointed in March last year
February 2, 2026
Syria's only female minister pushes for change: 'I'm not here for window dressing'

"On the first day, I asked 'why are there no more women?'," says Hind Kabawat.

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Participents pose for a photo after a public dialogue titled ‘Excluded by Design: Women, Politics, and Ethical Failure’ on Saturday. https://kathmandupost.com/national/2026/01/31/women-call-for-fair-representation-as-systemic-barriers-persist-in-nepali-politics
February 2, 2026
Women Leaders Demand End to Systemic Exclusion from Nepali Politics

More than 300 participants at a public dialogue highlight barriers to women's political participation and sign petitions demanding equal representation in decision-making roles. 

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ASEAN representatives gather in Bangkok for the Regional Consultation on the Regional Plan of Action on the Elimination of Violence against Women, held 1–4 December 2025. Photo: UN Women/Pathumporn Thongking
February 2, 2026
ASEAN advances next Regional Plan of Action on the Elimination of Violence against Women

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The writer argues, "If women’s negotiated space continues to stop at economic participation and bureaucratic service, without extending into electoral power, Bangladesh risks institutionalising a ceiling it once claimed to dismantle."
February 2, 2026
"Backlash at the ballot: Why Bangladeshi women are being shut out of politics"

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January 29, 2026
2027: Male dominance in 13 states threatens female representation in politics

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