Women in politics
- Afghanistan, Albania, Europe, Gender, Global development, Human rights, South and Central Asia, Women, Women in politics, Women's rights and gender equality, World news
Afghan women meet in Albania in ‘act of defiance’ against Taliban crackdown
Organisers of international summit hope to create pressure to reverse laws including a ban on women speaking i…
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‘I decided I could do better than them’: the women taking on Japan’s male-dominated politics
Female candidates in the local elections across the country this weekend face one of the world’s toughest glas…
- Afghanistan, Gender, Religion, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women in politics, World news
The Guardian view on Afghan women: the Taliban turn the screws | Editorial
The regime intensifies repression and suffering while failing to address the country’s urgent humanitarian nee…
- Afghanistan, Gender, Global development, Life and style, Migration and development, Refugees, South and Central Asia, Taliban, Women, Women in politics, World news
‘Sometimes I have to pick up a gun’: the female Afghan governor resisting the Taliban
Salima Mazari, one of only three female district governors in Afghanistan, tells of her motivation to fight th…
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Afghan peace summit includes just one female delegate
Activist and politician Habiba Sarabi tells Moscow talks ‘51% of people should not be ignored’A three-day conf…
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Japan’s ruling party invites women to meetings – but won’t let them speak
LDP’s attempt to demonstrate gender equality after Olympic sexism row backfiresIt was a move designed to show …
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Allies turned adversaries: Samoa’s former deputy PM to challenge her former leader
The most stable democracy in the Pacific is undergoing a seismic political shift as the country approaches ele…
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‘She set the benchmark’: trailblazing PNG politician Nahau Rooney dies, aged 75
Manus Island’s Nahau Rooney, at one time the only woman in PNG’s parliament, dedicated her life to advancing w…
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Japan is a ‘democracy without women’, says ruling party MP
Tomomi Inada makes comment after new prime minister appoints just two women on 21-strong cabinetA prominent me…
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Criticism of South Korean MP’s red dress stirs sexism debate
Ryu Ho-jeong, 28, says she wore colourful outfit to challenge male dominance in parliamentSouth Korea is again…
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Japan prefecture to stop hiring female ‘tea squad’ for meetings
Saitama assembly hopes move will reflect changing attitudes towards women in workplacesA local government asse…
- Asia Pacific, Feminism, Politics, Population, South Korea, Women in politics, Women's rights and gender equality, Work-life balance
Politician scolds female professor for not having child
‘Failing to fulfil her duty to the nation’ criticism sparks outrage on social mediaA South Korean politician h…