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Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Julia Gillard discusses failings of political strong men like Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro, coronavirus and her misogyny speech on Q+A
ABC
Former prime minister Julia Gillard has hit out at "strongman" leaders across the globe for their response to the coronavirus pandemic, saying "unless you're following the science", you are doing the wrong thing. Some of the nations that are led by...
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Wednesday, July 01, 2020
Japan to focus on female empowerment, support for single mothers
Kyodo News
The Japanese government adopted Wednesday a set of policies on women, focusing on promoting their empowerment in the business and political arenas and helping single mothers secure child support from divorced husbands. The policies stated that...
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Tuesday, June 02, 2020
Interviews
Jacinda Ardern: 'Political leaders can be both empathetic and strong'
The Guardian
In this book extract, the New Zealand PM says too much focus on power and strength means leaders can lose sight of the need for kindness. Tell us a little about yourself. My name is Jacinda Ardern and I’m the prime minister of New Zealand. And I’m...
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Wednesday, May 27, 2020
Report / White Paper
Justice for women amidst COVID-19
UNDP
The COVID-19 pandemic has created a global emergency of multiple dimensions. Most national governments have adopted extraordinary measures to protect their citizens and overcome the pandemic. Prior to the COVID-19 global crisis, 2020 was expected to...
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Friday, May 22, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Jacinda Ardern's global renown is great, but she must do more for women
The Guardian
The gendered dimensions of political leadership during the Covid-19 crisis has achieved global proportions, with headlines claiming that women are doing things differently, and with better results. Much of this is assertion, given Vietnam and...
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Friday, November 08, 2019
Interviews
Julia Gillard on breaking barriers for women in politics and why she's an optimist
Chatham House
Julia Gillard, you became the first female prime minister in Australian history in 2010. What have been the challenges and opportunities for you as a woman working in politics? Have the obstacles women face in positions of power changed over the...
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
Multimedia
Justice for Women
Justice for women and girls is at the heart of the 2030 Agenda, with its commitment to gender equality (SDG 5) and its promise of peaceful, just and inclusive societies (SDG 16). The High-level Group on Justice for Women worked to better understand...
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Thursday, August 15, 2019
Japan’s upper house is no place for a woman
Foreign Affairs
It should be no surprise that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared gender equality to be one of his main priorities. Japan ranks 125 out of 149 countries in measures of female political empowerment and 117 in measures of economic...
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Monday, July 22, 2019
Japan election: Surge of women candidates could reshape male-dominated parliament
CNN
One of the world's most unequal parliaments could be about to get a lot more female, or ... maybe not. Voting is underway in Japan's general election, where a record number of women are running for office to fill 124 of the 245 seats in the upper...
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Thursday, May 09, 2019
Jacinda Ardern voted Australia's most trusted politician
News Hub
Two weeks out from the general election, Australia says its most trusted politician is Jacinda Ardern. In a poll by Millward Brown, 1400 Australians were asked to score 12 politicians across six areas: relevance, integrity, shared values, commitment...
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Friday, May 03, 2019
Jane Castor elected Tampa's first openly LGBTQ mayor
ABC News
"How exciting is this?" Castor said Tuesday night to a cheering crowd as she raised her hands in the air. "The next mayor of Tampa!" With endorsements from organizations that advocate for LGBTQ rights, like the Human Rights Campaign and Equality...
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Wednesday, April 24, 2019
Japanese city gets its first ever female politician
The Guardian
Misuzu Ikeda becomes first assemblywoman in Tarumizu as record numbers of women elected nationwide. Misuzu Ikeda has struck a rare blow for Japanese women in politics by becoming the first female candidate to be elected to the local assembly in the...
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Monday, April 22, 2019
Japanese women see record election win, but parity remains slow
Bloomberg
Women won just 10.4 percent of the seats up for grabs in Japan’s regional assembly races yet still recorded a record high, Kyodo News said, highlighting the slow pace of improvement for gender equality in the country’s government. Results from the...
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Thursday, March 21, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Jacinda Ardern – and why we need more women in politics
CNBC
By Harini Calamur, Jacinda Ardern. Most of us had barely heard of her name before last week. And, today she is known pretty much across the world that follows the news. Ms Ardern is the 40th Prime Minister of New Zealand, and earlier known for being...
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Thursday, March 21, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Jacinda Ardern is showing the world what real leadership is: sympathy, love and integrity
The Guardian
By Suzanne Moore, Out of the horror inflicted by those who cannot accept the world as it is, comes a vision of a better world. It comes from above and it comes from below. It comes from ordinary people. Supermarkets in Wellington suburbs have sold...
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Friday, March 08, 2019
Joint Statement by the IPU and the CEDAW on International Women’s Day 2019
IPU
International Women’s Day 40th Anniversary of CEDAW Women’s leadership and the equal participation of women and men in public affairs and decision-making are matters of human rights which are key elements of democracy and lasting peace, and...
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Thursday, February 21, 2019
Julie Bishop Quits Australian Politics, Adding to Exodus of Conservative Women
The New York Times
SYDNEY, Australia — Julie Bishop, the popular former Australian foreign minister, said Thursday that she would not run in coming federal elections, adding to the conservative government’s already-bleak image as a place that is inhospitable to women...
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Monday, November 05, 2018
Joenia Wapichana: Brazil's first indigenous woman voted to Congress
Aljazeera
Sao Paulo - Joenia Wapichana never thought she would get into politics. The 43-year-old indigenous lawyer also never imagined she'd make history, not just once but on three occasions. But when she saw an "extreme, urgent necessity" to protect the...
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