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Power patterns, not gender, propagate corruption

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INTERNATIONAL

Corruption and gender.

Saudi leadership will modernise but uphold religion

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SAUDI ARABIA

In Saudi Arabia, more than 2 million Muslims performed hajj (the annual pilgrimage required of all Muslims in their lifetimes to Islam's holiest sites, Mecca and Medina), reaching…

EU’s troubles will increase support for radical right

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EU

A combination of factors is driving the rise of the far right: perceptions that authoritarian-inclined elites are competent, the normalisation of authoritarian attitudes among the…

Iran’s women’s rights movement will be contested

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IRAN

Although this remains against the law, he said police enforcement could lead to a "wide-scale negative reaction". An ongoing Iranian conversation about economic and political…

Sexism carries economic cost for South Korea

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SOUTH KOREA

Gender discrimination in South Korea.

Saudi women will struggle to dictate pace of reform

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SAUDI ARABIA

The measures represent a milestone in the ongoing process of easing restrictive rules which make women legally dependent on husbands or male relatives. However, several leading…

Erdogan intervention may help reduce gender violence

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TURKEY

Violence against women.

Gender may become accidental Venezuela election issue

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VENEZUELA

Opponents of President Nicolas Maduro aim to translate popular frustration with shortages, recession and polarisation into an electoral majority in the 167-seat chamber. While…

Women’s labour participation is rising but unevenly

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INT

Beneath this short-term decline, however, lies a different long-term trend. Especially in developed economies, women’s workforce participation has steadily increased, partly due…