women in global politics Archives - Women's Agenda

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The UN has never appointed a woman as general-secretary. Advocacy groups say it’s time

The UN has never been led by a woman, and numerous civil society campaigns are promoting an end to this decades-long gender imbalance.

Grace Forrest

Anti-slavery advocate Grace Forrest becomes first Aussie woman to receive Roosevelt freedom award

Anti-slavery advocate Grace Forrest is the first Aussie woman to be selected for the prestigious Roosevelt Institute Four Freedoms Award.

South African President Cyril Ramaphosa

‘The women of the world have a right to be here’: South African President at UN General Assembly

President Cyril Ramaphosa asked a pertinent question in his speech at the UN General Assembly: “Where are the women of the world?”