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Tuesday, December 05, 2023
Pro take: How have women risen to the top of Mexican politics?
You might have been surprised when the news broke that Mexico — a country historically known for chauvinism — is on the path to elect a woman as president in 2024. But Xóchitl Gálvez and Claudia Sheinbaum are not aberrations in the country’s...
Friday, December 01, 2023
Courage, optimism, and action: A pathway to boost African democracies
Governance in Africa is undergoing an upheaval – the kind that is people-driven, and more recently and unfortunately, army driven. These are trying times for democracy globally. From civilian threats against democratic processes in the United States...
Monday, November 27, 2023
Women and diplomacy
Historically, international relations have been one of the fields with the lowest female representation within the world of politics: except for a few notable exceptions, diplomacy has typically been a “man’s world” (Barrios Baron, 2020; Cengiz,...
Monday, November 27, 2023
Does British TV portray politically renegade women negatively?
British TV features plenty of women who wield power. This is unsurprising. But what we see little of is scrutiny of how these women are presented and the associated narratives. Stories and characters are compelling and therefore influential;...
Monday, November 27, 2023
Suella Braverman – the trap for women (of colour) in politics
It has been a spectacular fall from grace for the Home Secretary, Suella Braverman. After being unceremoniously sacked from her position, her divisive reign as one of the highest-ranking ministers in this country has come to an end. She has had her...
Tuesday, November 21, 2023
Women hold the key to a livable world
Turns out few things work when women aren’t working. Forty eight years ago, women in Iceland took the day off. Those of us who were around then remember October 24, 1975 as the day the country shut down. Government offices, businesses, and service...
Monday, November 20, 2023
Argentina: ‘The poor like to see me beautiful’. How Eva Perón used fashion as a political tool
Eva Perón, read via her clothes. The Argentine politician is an icon of Latin American feminism. Much has been written about the woman, who was at one point an actress, throughout the years. Dozens of documentaries and movies have focused on her...
Monday, November 20, 2023
Three former women presidents talk about the new world order
Góðan daginn from Iceland, where the threat of an imminent volcanic eruption did not deter 500 women leaders from flying to the country for the Reykjavik Global Forum, an annual gathering of women politicians, activists and business leaders. Iceland...
Wednesday, November 15, 2023
Can there be real representation without reservation?
This week, the water cooler conversation in courts, chambers and newsrooms like ours has been all about representation, helped along by the headlines after Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud’s remarks during his appearance at the Hindustan Times...
Monday, November 13, 2023
On Women’s Reservation Bill, one step forward, two steps back
The legislative journey of the Women’s Reservation Bill began nearly three decades ago, in September 1996, when it was first introduced in Parliament. Over the years, every subsequent administration has made attempts to secure its passage....
Monday, November 13, 2023
Mexico will soon elect its first female president – but that landmark masks an uneven march toward women’s rights
Mexico will elect its first female president in 2024, barring any surprises between now and the June vote. The looming landmark moment was all but guaranteed in September after the country’s leading parties each nominated a woman as its candidate –...
Tuesday, November 07, 2023
Why women's peace activism in World War I matters now
In 1917, soon after winning reelection on the campaign slogan “He kept us out of war,” President Woodrow Wilson called on the U.S. Congress to authorize “a war to end all wars.” The U.S. entry into World War I abruptly ended a different campaign to...
Monday, November 06, 2023
Don’t subject women legislators to patriarchal gaze
Women have to ‘work twice as hard to get half as far’ as their male counterparts. A woman professional, for instance, has to prove that she is as competent, reliable and talented as her male colleague. This is leaving aside the disproportionate...
Friday, November 03, 2023
Lack of ‘female perspective’ in No.10 led to women’s deaths during Covid, says former top UK civil servant
A lack of gender diversity among decisionmakers in the UK prime minister’s office meant that women were not adequately considered in pandemic-related policymaking, likely leading to preventable deaths, a former top official has told the Covid-19...
Friday, November 03, 2023
Welcome to the silly season
The current brouhaha surrounding comments made by two senior Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) parliamentarians about the physical attributes (or lack thereof) of a female People's National Party (PNP) constituency candidate has once again brought into...
Thursday, November 02, 2023
Empowering African women and girls
GENDER equality remains the fulcrum for good governance and a strong foundation for economic growth. Therefore, women’s inclusion will positively enhance Africa’s political, social and economic development. We must therefore create strong...
Monday, October 30, 2023
On writing Women in politics, breaking down the barriers to achieve true representation
We’ve come a long way since the early 1970s when just a handful of women held political leadership positions. The November 2022 election cycle was a critical turning point for women in politics.  First, we made history with a record number of women...
Monday, October 30, 2023
Setbacks in women’s representation, Iceland’s strike and Nobel Peace Prize: all you need to know about women in politics from October
Hello, and welcome to the October 2023 edition of #WomenLead! This month has seen legislative elections in several parts of the world. But alas, in so many of them, women’s representation has seen drops rather than gains. It has already been a tough...

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