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For the first time in history, New Zealand has reached an equal number of men and women in its cabinet. It comes after Prime Minister Chris Hipkins announced on Monday that Willow-Jean Prime would enter…
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March is Women’s History Month, which draws attention to women’s contributions, as well as to the fact that it is 2023 and fully half of the world’s population remains vastly underrepresented in…
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From the pandemic to the cost of living, politics in the UK and beyond has, in recent times, been marked by multiple, overlapping crises. But what is the impact of crisis on the women occupying the highest offices,…
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For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth, the Interparliamentary Union, IPU, said on Friday.
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In announcing her plans to leave office, Nicola Sturgeon spoke to Scots about the personal toll being in politics can take.
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Wednesday night, New Jersey councilwoman Eunice K. Dwumfour was found in her car with multiple gunshot wounds, according to authorities. She was pronounced dead at the scene. Dwumfour, a Republican, was only 30 years old.
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On the same day the Prime Minister of New Zealand, Jacinda Ardern, stepped down saying she “no longer had enough in the tank to do the job justice”, women leaders met in Davos to discuss…
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It’s obviously a male-dominated field, which is why when women make it to the top positions in politics, it always makes the difference.
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I was initially saddened to hear about the resignation of Jacinda Ardern, New Zealand’s Prime Minister. Learning more about her reasons for moving on, however, my feelings changed to happiness. I applaud her decision to relinquish power when…
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For the first time in New Zealand’s history, a majority of lawmakers are women. Soraya Peke-Mason from the liberal Labour Party was sworn in to Parliament on Tuesday, replacing former Speaker Trevor Mallard, who left…