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India’s sexual violence will cost ruling party support

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INDIA

Sexial violence in India.

Stagnating US women’s rights may set global pace

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INTERNATIONAL

The action urges women to strike or avoid making purchases to highlight women’s importance in society. It follows marches in the United States and across the world on January 21…

Lack of feminicide strategy will fail Mexican women

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MEXICO

Gender violence.

Female votes could be key in Iran’s presidential polls

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IRAN

As in previous polls, all of the female candidates are likely to be eliminated at this stage. However, women voters are an important constituency of support for incumbent…

Conservative line will delay Turks' gender progress

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TURKEY

He claimed Turkey had implemented many reforms to improve women's situation, but he and those around him have adopted an increasingly conservative discourse on women and been…

Modi’s party will not yet seek uniform civil code

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INDIA

Indian government's efforts to criminalise triple talaq.

Grassroots will drive North Africa women’s rights push

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NORTH AFRICA

The past year has seen women’s rights movements come to the fore across the Maghreb, a region where previous initiatives have been driven by Western political pressure and from…

Women gig workers raise pressure for labour reform

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INT

Women in the gig economy.

Consensus and trust are key for leaders amid COVID-19

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INT

Research indicates that compared with male heads of state, female leaders more often insist on consensus-building, investment in social services and empathetic communication…

Estonia will secularise faster than the other Baltics

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BALTIC STATES

Lithuania is the most religious: the predominant Roman Catholic Church’s socio-political influence has been increasing regarding the still-sensitive issues of LGBT+ and women’s…