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Anti-coup protesters flash the three-fingered salute during a rally in downtown Yangon, Myanmar on Feb. 19, 2021. (AP Photo)
Tuesday, March 02, 2021
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The exclusion of women in Myanmar politics helped fuel the military coup
The Conversation
On Feb. 1, 2021, Myanmar’s military seized power. While a dramatic event, the coup was a continuation of old power structures. Myanmar’s decade-long period of political transition, peace-building and democratic elections fell short of freeing the...
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Tuesday, January 26, 2021
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Time to update the leadership script
Project Syndicate
By Helen Clark After a year of pandemic-induced turmoil in which women political leaders outperformed their male counterparts, the case for greater gender parity in leadership roles should be obvious. Nonetheless, a new international survey shows...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
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Twenty memorable moments from #WomenInPolitics in 2020
Women Lead
By Akshi, As we brace ourselves for 2021, we thought we’d leave you with a collection of some of our favourite memories about women in politics from 2020. We’ve picked moments that left us feeling inspired, proud, glad, and sometimes amused. Hope...
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Wednesday, December 30, 2020
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The 2020 list of the world’s most powerful women: How will female leaders fare post-pandemic?
Forbes
By Moira Forbes, As the world wrestles with a series of converging crises catalyzed by Covid-19, this year has been a reminder of how ephemeral and volatile power can be, how much of it is at play, where systemic imbalances exist, and how quickly...
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Wednesday, December 23, 2020
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The proportion of women in Finnish municipality councils lags behind national level
DemoFinland
The good experiences and practices in women’s political participation in Finland, which is known for gender equality, are followed with an interest in Demo Finland’s programme countries. Demo Finland supports the political participation of women...
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United States Vice-President-elect Kamala Harris speaks on Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
Friday, December 11, 2020
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The world needs more women leaders — during COVID-19 and beyond
The Conversation
With the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic top of mind for most of our leaders, economic recovery plans are being studied and analyzed by researchers. As with any plan, success hinges on certain conditions being put in place. The one we consider...
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Monday, December 07, 2020
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The Girlboss Feminism of Joe Biden’s Cabinet
The New Republic
The boys’ club hasn’t gone anywhere, it’s just accepting a few new members. To date, the Biden-Harris administration has named 17 women to top posts, some of them firsts, many of them contingent on Senate confirmation. Heading in the direction of...
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Wednesday, December 02, 2020
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The real reason more women should be in politics
TVO 50
I got a very short, provocative email the other day from a former Ontario finance minister, whose privacy I will protect here, since it was a personal note that he sent. He was responding to a piece I’d just written about what it’ll take to get more...
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Friday, November 13, 2020
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The sexist rhetoric around the election proves women still have to fight for respect
CNN
By Tina Tchen, Over the course of the last century, women fought tooth and nail for a basic right: the right to vote. Now, our country has elected the first Black and Asian woman to become the next vice president of the United States. As a first-...
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Monday, October 26, 2020
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These fearless leaders are carving out a niche for themselves in the world of politics
CNBC
This year has witnessed more women helming important political positions across the globe. As trailblazers these leaders are doing well in balancing a firm yet empathetic mindset towards people and have become harbingers of growth and development....
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Thursday, October 15, 2020
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The small-town takeout store worker who won over New Zealand -- and the world
CNN
It's Friday night in the small town of Morrinsville and a handful of locals are waiting at the Golden Kiwi on the main street for a greasy parcel of fish and chips. It wasn't so long ago that Jacinda Ardern was behind the counter, taking orders at...
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Wednesday, September 09, 2020
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Tony Abbott just proved why we’re all looking to women leaders to get us out of this crisis
Women´s agenda
Oh Tony. Tony, Tony, Tony. Just when we thought we were free of your irrational, fear-mongering drivel, you pipe up with another nugget of gold. This time, you thought you’d share your wisdom on the Coronavirus pandemic and Australia’s response to...
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Wednesday, September 02, 2020
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The objectification of women in politics and why it matters
Center for American Women and Politics
In January of 2019 the right-wing news outlet The Daily Caller published fake revenge-porn photographs of freshman Congresswoman Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez. The headline read “Here’s the Photo Some People Described As A Nude Selfie of Alexandria Ocasio...
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Thursday, August 20, 2020
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The story of Black women in politics: How we got to Kamala Harris' ascent
NBC News
In the late 1990s, Stacey Abrams faced a decision. Abrams was working on a master’s in public policy at the University of Texas-Austin, gleaning all that she could learn from Rep. Barbara Jordan of Texas, the first Black woman elected to Congress by...
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Tuesday, August 18, 2020
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Time to prioritize women for transformative politics in new India
Sunday Guardian Live
By Rami Chhabra, Tsunami Tsunamo has crested, propelled by people power. As one who entered the media in the late 1950s—then eighteen, now eighty—I stand witness to a rare karmic moment in the nation’s life. It has come only twice before: in 1971...
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Tuesday, July 07, 2020
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The politics of pantsuits. Teen grapples with unwritten dress code for women in leadership
Kuow
For the first time in United States history, the country saw six women run for president in the 2020 election. Unlike the male candidates, the women were asked about their fashion choices. What women candidates wear plays a huge role in whether...
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Monday, June 29, 2020
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Ten years since Australia got its first female prime minister, how diverse is our parliament?
SBS News
By Vivienne Pearson, On 24 June 2010, Julia Gillard was sworn in as Australia’s 27th – and first female – prime minister. But a decade on, gender equality in politics has some way to go. It’s been a rocky decade for women in politics. “I couldn’t...
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Tuesday, June 09, 2020
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The importance of gender inclusion in COVID-19 responses
In late January, President Donald Trump announced the formation of a Coronavirus Task Force, made up of 12 senior officials who would be responsible for leading the U.S. response to COVID-19. All were men. On Feb. 29, Vice President Mike Pence, the...
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