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Japan's Female MPs Petition For More Restrooms In Male-Dominated Parliament
Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building to match their improved representation.
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UK Elects Highest Number Of Women Lawmakers To Parliament
A record number of women were elected as lawmakers in Britain's general election, with women's rights campaigners on Friday cheering the result but saying progress towards equal representation must speed up.
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PM Modi Meets BJP's Women Lawmakers Over Breakfast
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met women lawmakers of the BJP over breakfast at his residence today, the fifth in the series of meetings with a cross-section of parliamentarians from the party.
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Women Lawmakers Face Sexism, Violence On Job: Report
Women members of parliament (MPs) in all regions face sexism, harassment and violence from male lawmakers and are increasingly targeted by online humiliation campaigns, a report said on Wednesday.
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Iran Lawmaker Sued Over 'No Donkeys, No Women In Parliament' Rant
Iranian women deputies are suing a conservative male colleague, Nader Ghazipour, after he declared in a video that parliament was no place for "donkeys and women".
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Proposal to 'Ban High Heels' Causes Stir in Russia
Russian women may soon undergo a dramatic makeover if a Kremlin-friendly lawmaker has his way and pushes through a ban on a fashion item they perhaps cherish the most: high heels.
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Japan's Female MPs Petition For More Restrooms In Male-Dominated Parliament
Nearly 60 women lawmakers in Japan, including Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi, have submitted a petition calling for more toilets in the parliament building to match their improved representation.
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UK Elects Highest Number Of Women Lawmakers To Parliament
A record number of women were elected as lawmakers in Britain's general election, with women's rights campaigners on Friday cheering the result but saying progress towards equal representation must speed up.
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PM Modi Meets BJP's Women Lawmakers Over Breakfast
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met women lawmakers of the BJP over breakfast at his residence today, the fifth in the series of meetings with a cross-section of parliamentarians from the party.
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Women Lawmakers Face Sexism, Violence On Job: Report
Women members of parliament (MPs) in all regions face sexism, harassment and violence from male lawmakers and are increasingly targeted by online humiliation campaigns, a report said on Wednesday.
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Iran Lawmaker Sued Over 'No Donkeys, No Women In Parliament' Rant
Iranian women deputies are suing a conservative male colleague, Nader Ghazipour, after he declared in a video that parliament was no place for "donkeys and women".
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Proposal to 'Ban High Heels' Causes Stir in Russia
Russian women may soon undergo a dramatic makeover if a Kremlin-friendly lawmaker has his way and pushes through a ban on a fashion item they perhaps cherish the most: high heels.
