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September 11, 2023
Source: The London Economic
The women leading Britain’s political awakening
“People’s faith in politics is at an all-time low”, Carol Vorderman, who was recently likened to a “celebrity attack dog” by Conservative MP Johnny Mercer, told Deborah Ross in The Sunday Times magazine at the weekend. The former Countdown star is among a number of influential women who have...
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September 11, 2023
Source: The Mainichi
Many female election candidates face sexual harassment, verbal abuse in Japan
Many female candidates, including sexual minorities, who ran in this past spring's nationwide unified local elections faced harassment while campaigning, a survey by a group of young people working for gender equality in politics has found. The Fiftys Project began in August 2022, led by Momoko...
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September 11, 2023
Source: Toronto Sun
Ex-cabinet minister Begin remembered as 'trailblazer' for female politicians
Mournful tributes are pouring in after the death of Monique Begin, a former cabinet minister and academic who died Friday at the age of 87. In a statement Saturday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called Begin a “trailblazer for Canadian women.” Her election to Parliament in 1972 made her one of the...
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September 11, 2023
Source: Vanguard Newspapers
How Nigeria’s youngest female lawmaker is coping
27-year-old Ruqayat Motunrayo Shittu, representing Owode/Onirin Constituency of Asa Local Government Area of Kwara State in the State House of Assembly is currently the youngest female legislator in Nigeria. A 2022 graduate of Mass Communication from the National Open University Of Nigeria (NOUN),...
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September 11, 2023
Source: Al Jazeera English
As Iraq backslides on gender equality, where are its women MPs?
In early August, the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission issued a directive banning the use of the term “gender” in all public communications. It also recommended the replacement of the word “homosexuality” with “sexual deviance”. The decision came on the back of an organised disinformation...
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September 11, 2023
Source: The Guardian
Is Theresa May cosplaying as Napoleon? What this portrait tells us about powerful women
Imagine a leader. What do you see? How are they presented? What are they wearing? Are they up on a platform or down on the ground? In uniform or in a dress? Are they regal and smart? Full frontal or turned to the side? If it’s a woman, what comes to mind? Last week, Theresa May’s official portrait...
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September 11, 2023
Source: The Herald Zimbabwe
Power of the pack: female legislators should hold each other’s hands
Exactly two weeks ago, Zimbabwe held its harmonized elections in a process that ushered in new political players who will represent their constituencies in Parliament and councils for the next five years. The Zimbabwe Electoral Commission (ZEC) aggregated results of participants which paints a grim...
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September 8, 2023
Source: UN Women
Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2023
This publication is the latest instalment in the annual series jointly produced by UN Women and UN DESA. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of gender equality progress across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Halfway to the end point of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable...
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September 8, 2023
Source: Feminism in India
Why do rural women have little to no opportunity to participate in politics?
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The future of India lies in its villages.” However, these villages, which are considered the heart of Indian culture, have also been the site of gender-based discrimination and oppression. The girl growing up in rural India is socially conditioned to perceive herself...
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