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Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen gives a statement outside the Prime Minister Residence in Kongens Lyngby, Denmark, on Nov. 2020. (LISELOTTE SABROE/RITZAU SCANPIX/AFP/GETTY IMAGES)
Monday, April 19, 2021
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Around the world, the greatest gender disparities are in politics
U.S. News
Some countries are better at promoting women’s representation in politics, suggesting social norms may create barriers. Even though the world was far from reaching gender parity before the coronavirus pandemic struck, the impact of COVID-19 on...
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Monday, December 14, 2020
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A wave of women just swept into power in the 'Country of Rapists'
Vice
When Elvia Barrios was named the first woman to be Peru’s top judge this month, she wasted no time in highlighting the twin evils undermining the country’s legal system - sexism and corruption. Noting the high number of magistrates convicted of...
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Friday, November 06, 2020
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A groundbreaking election for women in Congress?
The New York Times
Women across the United States made several gains in this week’s election, producing a string of firsts down the ballot and nudging up representation in both the House and the Senate. A total of 131 women will serve in the next Congress, according...
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Wednesday, November 04, 2020
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A historic gender gap: why men and women are voting differently
Financial Times
Genevieve Woodard Hartley and her husband used to vote for the same presidential candidate. Not this year. While both describe themselves as Republicans, the couple, who live in Houston, Texas, is “splitting” its ticket. Ms Woodard Hartley will vote...
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Friday, October 23, 2020
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls out casual contempt for women in last night’s presidential debate
Stylist
Whether it’s Nobel prize-winners reduced to the title of “wife” or female professors routinely called “Miss”, women’s names are a constant battle line in the ongoing fight for gender recognition. The frustrating inability to address a woman as she...
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Monday, September 28, 2020
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Attitudes towards women’s political participation in Solomon Islands
Dev Policy
A total of 26 women stood as candidates at the 2019 Solomon Islands national general election and, for the first time since independence, two women won seats in the national parliament. While this could be perceived as a positive development, it is...
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Wednesday, September 09, 2020
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Are women leaders really doing better on coronavirus? The data backs it up
We Forum
Over the last few months, there has been much discussion of leadership during the pandemic. What constitutes good leadership? Who has performed better and which countries have been worse? One pattern that emerged early on was that female leaders...
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Tuesday, August 04, 2020
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Around globe, women leaders rise to the pandemic challenge
Yahoo
By Sara Miller Llana, Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen secured the trust and love of her people. As Denmark entered one of Europe’s first lockdowns in mid-March, the nation’s youngest-ever prime minister...
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Wednesday, July 01, 2020
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A year after Bashir’s fall, the struggle for Sudanese women continues
Wilson Center
By Reem Abbas, In a recent meeting between Sudanese women activists and members of the central committee of the Forces for Freedom and Change (FFC), Sudan’s current ruling coalition, women were given myriad justifications for their exclusion from...
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Friday, June 26, 2020
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A call to defend democracy
International Idea
The COVID-19 pandemic threatens more than the lives and the livelihoods of people throughout the world. It is also a political crisis that threatens the future of liberal democracy. Authoritarian regimes, not surprisingly, are using the crisis to...
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Monday, June 22, 2020
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A quiet revolution for women in US foreign and security policy?
The Hill
The Departments of Defense, State, USAID and Homeland Security recently launched plans regarding women in U.S. foreign and security policy. The joint rollout unveiled the Trump administration’s roadmap for changing the way America and its allies and...
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Friday, May 15, 2020
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A ‘feminine’ crisis? Something unique about the coronavirus may be widening the political gender gap
Seattle Times
By Danny Westneat, I’ve been getting a barrage of feedback on the big bind we have facing us — which is when, and how, we should go back to normal life and work amid the continuing threat of the coronavirus. Most of the hundreds of emailers or...
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Tuesday, May 05, 2020
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A shaken world demands balanced leadership
Medium
By Rick Zedník, In late March, as Covid-19 killed hundreds of Americans each day, Donald Trump referred to himself as a “wartime president”. Within days, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “every one of us is enlisted” to “fight”, before he...
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Tuesday, May 05, 2020
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Australia: Women at the frontline (and the rear) of COVID-19
Blue Notes
Laura Moorby has never been busier. She’s a Relationship Manager for ANZ in the Australian Capital Territory and her customers heard the bank would assist them with loan repayment suspensions and other relief measures in response to COVID-19. Her...
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
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Are female leaders more successful at managing the coronavirus crisis?
The Guardian
By Jon Henley and Eleanor Ainge Roy, On 1 April, the prime minister of Sint Maarten addressed her nation’s 41,500 people. Coronavirus cases were rising, and Silveria Jacobs knew the small island country, which welcomes 500,000 tourists a year, was...
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Thursday, April 16, 2020
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A shaken world demands balanced leadership
Medium
By Rick Zedník, In late March, as Covid-19 killed hundreds of Americans each day, Donald Trump referred to himself as a “wartime president”. Within days, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said, “every one of us is enlisted” to “fight”, before he...
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Monday, April 13, 2020
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Are female leaders better at managing the Covid19 pandemic?
Forbes
By Tomas Chamorro-Premuzic, In the aftermath of the 2008 financial crisis, several reports suggested that banks led by a higher proportion of women, as well as countries that enjoyed a higher representation of women in leadership, particularly in...
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Monday, April 06, 2020
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Australia: Where are the women MPs in the coronavirus crisis?
Broad Agenda
By Sonia Palmieri, On Wednesday, a special sitting of Parliament will pass the third COVID-19 support package around wage subsidies. At this stage it’s not known exactly how many MPs will be at the sitting, although the minimum required is 31. Most...
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