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Jacinda Ardern, Sanna Marin and Nicola Sturgeon have all left high office in 2023. Composite: Ken McKay/ITV/Rex/Shutterstock/ Hagen Hopkins/ Getty Images/Kimmo Brandt/ EPA
After Ardern, Marin and Sturgeon, is female representation in politics going backwards?
The growth in the number of female leaders has plateaued around the world, while representation in national parliaments remains staticOn a recent speaking tour in Australia, Barack Obama offered up his idea on how to turn the tide on more than a...
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Breaking barriers as a woman in electoral management: “the price I paid for my leadership”
As revealed by International IDEA's recent research, in many countries worldwide, women who serve as electoral officials face numerous challenges in the online space that threaten their mental well-being and physical and online safety. From...
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Female politicians from around the world face torrents of online abuse. Top row, left to right: Manuela d’Ávila, Diane Abbott, Esther Passaris; bottom row: Sanna Marin, Julia Gillard, Nicola Sturgeon and Priyanka Chaturvedi. Photograph: Jeff J Mitchell, A
‘Gender trolling’ is curbing women’s rights – and making money for digital platforms
Online hate has become a tool of the right and a lucrative business. It’s driving women out of public life, putting democracy and human rights at riskListening to the resignation speech of Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon this...
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Nicola Sturgeon (left) and Jacinda Arden both spoke of wrestling with competing demands of high office. Composite: Getty
First Ardern, now Sturgeon: leaders echo ‘dehumanising’ pressures
Like ex-New Zealand PM, Scotland’s first minister speaks of duty to admit how ‘brutality’ of political life got to herhe was, she stressed, “a human being”, not just a politician. And as one who had wrestled with accepting she simply no longer had...
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 7: Members of the League of Women voters rally for voting rights outside Forbes / GETTY IMAGES
More women are winning U.S. elections. It’s not the only way to build political power
Record numbers of women serve in congressional, gubernatorial, and state legislative offices as a result of the 2022 election. But even when women win public office, equitable power—with men and among women—is not assured.There is robust ...
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The Guardian - Jacinda Ardern announcing her resignation in Napier, New Zealand yesterday. Photograph: Kerry Marshall/Getty Images
Women suffer guilt, abuse and disapproval. No wonder Jacinda Ardern is knackered
We worry about our families, ourselves, the threats and society’s expectations. When it leads to burnout, can anyone be surprised?Jacinda Ardern has no gas left in the tank to continue as the prime minister of New Zealand. Her resignation...
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Women at the table: Insights from Lebanese women in politics
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Report: WOMEN AT THE TABLE: INSIGHTS FROM LEBANESE WOMEN IN POLITICS (UN Women)
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Listening to women in politics: New report by UN Women and UN ESCWA tells the stories of 7 trailblazing Lebanese women in politics who have broken ‘glass ceilings’
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Listening to women in politics: New report by UN Women and UN ESCWA tells the stories of 7 trailblazing Lebanese women in politics who have broken ‘glass ceilings’ - Photo: UN Women Lebanon / UN ESCWA
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“Their courage should give us hope and direction”: Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Movements and Leadership uplifts the contributions and priorities of women human rights defenders
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“Their courage should give us hope and direction”: Generation Equality Action Coalition on Feminist Movements and Leadership uplifts the contributions and priorities of women human rights defenders (UN Women Logo)
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UN scores Nigeria low on women participation in politics
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