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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
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How female Prime Ministers are leading in this time of crisis
Womens Agenda
Who’d have thought to throw a press conference for kids? Only in Norway it appears. Earlier this week, Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg decided to hold a press conference on the coronavirus just for kids and children’s media.“It has been...
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Monday, December 14, 2020
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How much money did it take to win as a woman this year?
Represent Women
By Maura Relly, During the 2020 Congressional election, the campaign costs broke records once again, increasing from the $5.72 billion spent in 2018 to an estimated $7.52 billion in 2020; and, the cost of running as a non-incumbent woman was no...
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Friday, December 04, 2020
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Have countries led by women coped better with Covid-19?
Financial Times
Eight months ago, the tooth fairy flitted into New Zealand politics. During a national address, the country’s premier Jacinda Ardern declared that, although she was placing the population into a tight lockdown to combat Covid-19, “We do consider...
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Monday, October 26, 2020
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How sexist abuse of women in Congress amounts to political violence – and undermines American democracy
The Conversation
From plans to kidnap Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s being called a “f—ing b—” by her colleague Rep. Ted Yoho, it’s been a nasty year for women in American politics. Now, some women who’ve been targets of such misogyny want...
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Wednesday, October 21, 2020
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How Kamala Harris highlights what women in politics face
BBC
With Senator Kamala Harris as a historic vice-presidential running mate, it's impossible to avoid the topic of gender this election cycle - but are the rules of the race really different for women? Here's how her nomination highlights the issues...
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Tuesday, October 06, 2020
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How women vote: Separating myth from reality
The Smithsonian Magazine
A century has elapsed since the 19th Amendment granted women the right to vote at the federal level. But no single analysis of those 100 years can explain “the women’s vote,” as it’s impossible to summarize half of the country’s population with one...
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Thursday, October 01, 2020
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How Diane Abbott fought racism – and her own party – to become Britain’s first black female MP
The Guardian
The 1987 election campaign was the first time the Labour party had fielded so many black and Asian candidates. Yet Diane Abbott got the impression that “the national party thought we were an embarrassment”. Certainly, “they offered no support of any...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2020
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How gender affects the response rates of politicians to inquiries about healthcare and unemployment support
London School of Economics
Are women and men equally likely to receive answers when they contact politicians for information about healthcare and unemployment benefits? Drawing on a new study, Zoila Ponce de Leon and Gabriele Magni find that MPs are significantly more likely...
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Monday, July 27, 2020
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Hong Kong elections: the shameful absence of women from politics
South China Morning Post
During these times of political polarisation and fragmentation in Hong Kong, there is one thing we can find in common across partisan lines – shutting out women from politics. The future for Hong Kong parliamentary politics is definitely not female...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
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How women are getting squeezed by the pandemic
The New York Times
By Francesca Donner, The coronavirus has worsened existing social and economic inequalities, especially for women. While both women and men are suffering the economic fallout of the virus across the world, it is women — already more likely to be in...
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Friday, May 22, 2020
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How women leaders are rising to the unique challenges they’re facing from the pandemic
Forbes
By Kathy Caprino, While the impact of the global pandemic is far-reaching and hitting millions of people throughout the U.S. in different ways, research has shown that women are more likely than men to say their lives have been disrupted because of...
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Thursday, May 14, 2020
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Holly Richardson: Having a seat at the table does not mean having a voice
The Salt Lake City
By Holly Richardson , “After years spent analyzing lab and real-life settings to determine what it takes for a woman to really be heard — to truly be perceived as competent and influential — these professors have found the same truth: for women,...
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Thursday, April 02, 2020
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How a millennial prime minister is leading Finland through crisis
Vogue
Whem I travel to Helsinki in late January to meet Sanna Marin, the millennial feminist environmentalist who had just become prime minister, the world looked so different than it does today. Back then, reports were slowly beginning to circulate about...
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Wednesday, November 27, 2019
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How women candidates are making girls feel better about politics
Stamford Advocate
By David Campbell and Christina Wolbrecht, With a record number of women running for the Democratic nomination, and Elizabeth Warren leading in some polls, some Democrats have wondered whether nominating a woman in 2020 will mean it is 2016 all over...
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Friday, November 01, 2019
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How to thwart political violence targeting women to stabilize societies
War on the rocks
This month, the New York Times profiled Zarifa Ghafari, one of the few female mayors in Afghanistan. The article’s headline was sobering: “Afghan Town’s First Female Mayor Awaits Her Assassination.” In the interview, Ghafari admitted, “I know I will...
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Friday, August 16, 2019
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How to close the massive gender gap in Congress
Vox
By Li Zhou, Women’s lives improve when government is more inclusive. So let’s do this already. \Rep. Cheri Bustos, the Illinois lawmaker who is charged with ensuring House Democrats hold on to their majority, had some brutally honest words for a 20-...
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Thursday, July 18, 2019
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How we can help women in politics overcome the 'cash ceiling'
Edmonton Journal
By Tanya Nayler, Ottawa recently hosted Canada’s first-ever gathering of female first ministers for a candid discussion of the barriers for women entering and succeeding in politics. While Canada has had more than 300 first ministers in its history...
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Tuesday, April 02, 2019
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Here's why having more women in government is good for your health
World Economic Forum
In November 2015, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau formed the first gender-balanced cabinet in Canadian history. In announcing his cabinet, he ensured that half of his closest advisers (15 out of a total of 30) were women. Canada’s gender-equal cabinet...
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