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Fine print and big shifts: Making sense of Kazakhstan’s recent election (opens the original)
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Hello, and welcome to the Aug 2026 edition from #WomenLead!When we think of women’s representation in politics (or even in a different field), we sometimes don’t fully understand or appreciate the role of institutions, systems and structures enough. But the evidence tells us otherwise — the choice of political system influences (often strongly) how representative it ends up being (of course, other factors play a role too).In today’s edition, I dive into this a little more, focusing on Kazakhstan
Politics shouldn’t be a dangerous calling, but it often is, especially for women. (opens the original)
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Hello, and welcome to the July 2026 edition from #WomenLead!Writing about violence (in any and all its forms) is never easy. Nor is reading about it, I’m sure. As we scroll news feeds and pour over newspaper articles about one incident of violence after another, it is very normal to want to look away. To stop reading. To pretend that it is not happening. It’s a coping mechanism we have all used, when the world feels too heavy, and every incident triggers a sense of profound grief, loss and anxie
Why a Japanese mayor’s maternity leave plan feels like a disruption (opens the original)
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Hello, and welcome to the June 2026 edition from #WomenLead!In today’s edition, the spotlight is on a Japanese mayor’s decision to take maternity leave, and there are updates from Australia, Malaysia, Peru and South Korea. In case you missed last month’s edition, you can find it here.Think more people should know about these updates? Share this edition with them or on your social m
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