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'Little Women' reminds us how stuck we have been on judging female politicians

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January 20, 2020

'Little Women' reminds us how stuck we have been on judging female politicians

"I am angry nearly every day of my life," Laura Dern's Mrs.

"I am angry nearly every day of my life," Laura Dern's Mrs.

Can a woman win? Either Elizabeth Warren or Amy Klobuchar would give Trump a run for his money in November

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January 15, 2020

Can a woman win? Either Elizabeth Warren or Amy Klobuchar would give Trump a run for his money in November

By Frank Bruni,

Would a female Democratic nominee have a harder time beating Donald Trump than a male one?

By Frank Bruni,

Would a female Democratic nominee have a harder time beating Donald Trump than a male one?

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Kenya: new cabinet casts ray of hope in push for gender balance

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Kenya: new cabinet casts ray of hope in push for gender balance

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The nomination of Betty Maina as Industrialisation CS has cast a ray of hope for a gender-balanced Cabinet.

President Uhuru Kenyatta also appointed 15 new chief administrative secretaries, eight of whom were women.

With Maina's nomination, the Cabinet now has seven women members.

The nomination of Betty Maina as Industrialisation CS has cast a ray of hope for a gender-balanced Cabinet.

President Uhuru Kenyatta also appointed 15 new chief administrative secretaries, eight of whom were women.

With Maina's nomination, the Cabinet now has seven women members.

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Marlène Schiappa: “For generations, we have been nominating men just because they are men”

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Marlène Schiappa: “For generations, we have been nominating men just because they are men”

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Marlène Schiappa, Minister of State for Gender Equality and the Fight against Discrimination in France, attended the 25th year Regional Review Meeting of the Beijing Platform for Action for the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Region. She highlighted why this meeting is key for advancing the gender equality agenda and the priorities for the Generation Equality Forum in 2020, a global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-chaired by France and Mexico.

Marlène Schiappa, Minister of State for Gender Equality and the Fight against Discrimination in France, attended the 25th year Regional Review Meeting of the Beijing Platform for Action for the UN Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Region. She highlighted why this meeting is key for advancing the gender equality agenda and the priorities for the Generation Equality Forum in 2020, a global gathering for gender equality, convened by UN Women and co-chaired by France and Mexico.

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Women still missing from top ranks of business, politics and law

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Women still missing from top ranks of business, politics and law

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Men still dominate the most senior roles in public life and the UK is “generations away” from achieving gender equality, according to a report published on Monday. The 2020 Sex and Power Index compiled by the Fawcett Society, a charity campaigning for gender equality, showed that women are missing from the top ranks of business, politics and law. The index also highlighted an “alarming lack of women of colour” in senior positions and what it lamented as a “dismally slow” pace of change.

Men still dominate the most senior roles in public life and the UK is “generations away” from achieving gender equality, according to a report published on Monday. The 2020 Sex and Power Index compiled by the Fawcett Society, a charity campaigning for gender equality, showed that women are missing from the top ranks of business, politics and law. The index also highlighted an “alarming lack of women of colour” in senior positions and what it lamented as a “dismally slow” pace of change.

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Hattie Caraway, the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, faced a familiar struggle with gender politics

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Hattie Caraway, the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate, faced a familiar struggle with gender politics

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The first woman elected to the United States Senate is not a household name. That woman, Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas, kept a very low profile. She is not considered a political trailblazer. Indeed, she voted with the rest of the Southern delegation against the Anti-Lynching Bill of 1934, intended to make lynching a federal crime.

The first woman elected to the United States Senate is not a household name. That woman, Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas, kept a very low profile. She is not considered a political trailblazer. Indeed, she voted with the rest of the Southern delegation against the Anti-Lynching Bill of 1934, intended to make lynching a federal crime.

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How to put a stop to election-related sexual violence in Kenya

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How to put a stop to election-related sexual violence in Kenya

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Institutional weaknesses undermine the prevention of and response to sexual violence during electoral periods in Kenya, according to a new report published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), and UN Women.

Institutional weaknesses undermine the prevention of and response to sexual violence during electoral periods in Kenya, according to a new report published by the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), Physicians for Human Rights (PHR), and UN Women.