Politician scolds female professor for not having child

Posted on September 4, 2019 by Admin

‘Failing to fulfil her duty to the nation’ criticism sparks outrage on social media

A South Korean politician has sparked anger after he criticised the female nominee for head of the country’s fairtrade commission for “failing to fulfil her duty to the nation” by not having children.

Jeong Kab-yoon, a member of the conservative opposition Liberty Korea party, was widely condemned after suggesting to Joh Sung-wook, an economics professor, that she had focused on her career at the expense of the country’s birth rate.

Caroline Lucas calls for emergency female cabinet to block no-deal Brexit

Posted on August 11, 2019 by Admin

Green MP urges 10 top female politicians to form cabinet of national unity to deliver fresh referendum

The Green MP, Caroline Lucas, has thrown down the gauntlet to 10 high-profile female politicians over blocking a no-deal Brexit, proposing a cabinet of national unity including Labour’s Emily Thornberry, the Liberal Democrat leader, Jo Swinson, and the former Conservative cabinet minister Justine Greening to seek legislation for a fresh referendum.

In an extraordinary proposal that will be viewed with scepticism by rival parties, Lucas offered to broker a deal with female MPs from all the main political parties in Westminster, as well as the SNP’s leader, Nicola Sturgeon.

Kenyan MP and baby ejected from parliament session

Posted on August 8, 2019 by Admin

Several colleagues walked out of parliament after Zuleikha Hassan was forced to leave

Some Kenyan lawmakers are protesting against a decision by the temporary speaker of parliament’s lower house to eject their colleague who was holding her young child during a session of the legislature.

Zuleikha Hassan was ejected from the floor of the National Assembly on Wednesday with her five-month-old baby.

Record number of women become MEPs – but men still dominate

Posted on June 1, 2019 by Admin

Ratio of females in European parliament up to 39% from 36%, analysis of results shows

More women have been elected to the European parliament than ever before but men still account for 60% of MEPs, according to an early analysis of the European election results.

The proportion of female MEPs has increased slightly from 36% five years ago to about 39%, or 286 out of 751 seats, with nearly all of the official results confirmed.

America’s black female mayors – in pictures

Posted on April 6, 2019 by Admin

Lori Lightfoot’s historic win as the first black woman to be elected mayor of Chicago – and the first openly lesbian – is only the latest victory for African American women in cities across the country

Why women 2020 candidates face ‘likability’ question even as they make history

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Admin

A record number of Democratic women intend to run for the White House at the next election, illuminating the gendered scrutiny they face

When Elizabeth Warren declared her intention to run for president in the 2020 US election, a debate swiftly followed over whether the Democratic Massachusetts senator could pass a “likability test”.

New York senator Kirsten Gillibrand was asked by a reporter if she was perhaps too “nice” to take on Donald Trump immediately after making her own announcement on her intention to run.

Women around the world march against austerity and violence

Posted on January 19, 2019 by Admin

Tens of thousands take to city streets to protest against violence and the impact of austerity on their lives

Propelled by a mass public rendition of Sisters Are Doin’ It for Themselves and accompanied by a thudding police helicopter overhead, hundreds of protesters have rallied in central London in solidarity with an estimated 89 Women’s Marches worldwide.

In Athens, Berlin, Washington DC and Los Angeles, to name just a few, tens of thousands of demonstrators turned out to protest against violence against women and the impact of policies of austerity. They also had some choice words for Donald Trump and Theresa May.

‘Congresswomen dance too’: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez hits back with new video

Posted on January 3, 2019 by Admin

The youngest US Congresswoman in history posts a video of herself dancing to Edwin Starr’s War outside her office after an attempt to humiliate her on Twitter backfired, instead prompting an outpouring of support. 'I hear the GOP thinks women dancing are scandalous,' she wrote on Twitter 'Wait till they find out Congresswomen dance too!' However, the original video was posted by a Twitter user called AnonymousQ who does not necessarily represent the Republican party