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August 3, 2023
Source: East Coast Radio
Women needs seat at economic, political and social tables - Zulu
Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma officially launched Women's Month in Durban on Tuesday. She said opportunities in the ocean economy and other industries will be brought into sharp focus so that women can empower themselves. Zulu said women need to be included at the table where the decisions are made...
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August 3, 2023
Source: The News International
'Political housemaid': North Korea hurls misogynistic slurs at US envoy Julie Turner
A newly appointed US special envoy to oversee North Korea's human rights issues was insulted by the country on Wednesday amid rising tensions between the two nations. The country reportedly threatened the US with unspecified security repercussions if Washington kept criticising its human rights...
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August 3, 2023
Source: Ada Derana
Sri Lanka’s women MPs meet former New Zealand PMs Jacinda Ardern and Helen Clark
The Women Parliamentarians’ Caucus of Sri Lanka, who are on a study visit to New Zealand, has met the former Prime Ministers of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern and Helen Clark. Empowering women leadership in politics and promoting gender diversity were discussed at length with the Prime Ministers,...
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August 3, 2023
Source: HeraldLIVE
Women not spared political violence despite barriers to positions of power
Women are not spared political violence despite the struggle they still go through for political recognition when it comes to positions of influence. That is according to social development minister Lindiwe Zulu, who was speaking at the official launch of Women’s Month at the Musgrave...
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August 3, 2023
Source: Nigerian Tribune
Women dialogue identifies factors impeding participation in politics
Participants at a one-day postmortem dialogue on assessing violence against women and women’s participation in the 2023 general elections on Wednesday have identified the patriarchal nature of Nigerian society and political parties as major factors impeding women’s participation in politics....
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August 2, 2023
Source: UN Women
UN Women Executive Director visits Rwanda, applauds remarkable progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous conducted a three-day mission in Rwanda, where she represented the UN Secretary General at the Women Deliver 2023 conference in Kigali, and met with government officials, civil society, women's rights activists and partners to strengthen collaboration and...
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August 2, 2023
Source: Punch Newspapers
Group seeks more women inclusion in leadership, politics
A Nigerian women’s rights organisation under the aegis of 100 Women Lobby Group has called for an increase in the inclusion of women in nation-building, leadership, and elective positions. The organisation made the call in Abuja during a cluster dialogue with federal ministries, departments,...
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August 2, 2023
Source: India Education Diary
Study finds women get outnumbered by men in studying legislative politics
It’s no secret that men outnumber women in the halls of Congress and in other political arenas, but new research from Rice University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign also found that significantly more men than women study the legislative...
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August 2, 2023
Source: Voice of Nigeria
Coalition seeks assent to independent candidacy bill
Stakeholders have urged the Nigerian Government ahead of the 2027 general election, to pass the Independent Candidacy Bill into law to enable more women participation in politics. The stakeholders made the call at a postmortem dialogue titled “Assessing Violence Against Women and Women’s...
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