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Joint UN ESCAP-UN Women Op-Ed: Catalysing change for gender equality

November 27, 2019

By Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka Great strides have been taken to empower women and girls in the Asia-Pacific region since the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing adopted an ambitious global agenda to achieve gender equality twenty-five years ago. Gender parity has been achieved in primary education. Maternal mortality has been halved. ... <a title="Joint UN ESCAP-UN Women Op-Ed: Catalysing change for gender equality" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/11/27/joint-un-escap-un-women-op-ed-catalysing-change-for-gender-equality/" aria-label="Read more about Joint UN ESCAP-UN Women Op-Ed: Catalysing change for gender equality">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Are the Greens in danger of being rejected as too moderate?

July 23, 2019

The Greens may have achieved their sought-after mainstream credibility, and scored some wins in government, but commentators warn this will not necessarily result in more votes. On the contrary – it might even result in a loss of enthusiasm from their own side.  This can be seen in the fact that much of the praise ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Are the Greens in danger of being rejected as too moderate?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/07/23/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-are-the-greens-in-danger-of-being-rejected-as-too-moderate/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: Are the Greens in danger of being rejected as too moderate?">Read more</a>

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Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s deliberate “woke-provoking” ad

February 15, 2019

Political Roundup: National’s deliberate “woke-provoking” ad by Dr Bryce Edwards Is the National Party’s latest online advert deliberately designed to provoke a backlash from liberal opponents? And is National trying to feed the fire of a growing culture war in New Zealand? It’s seems so, and the party’s desired result is being achieved. The taxpayer-funded ... <a title="Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s deliberate “woke-provoking” ad" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2019/02/15/bryce-edwards-political-roundup-nationals-deliberate-woke-provoking-ad/" aria-label="Read more about Bryce Edwards’ Political Roundup: National’s deliberate “woke-provoking” ad">Read more</a>

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Fiji women have confidence that their gender in politics will hear their voices

November 20, 2018

SODELPA’s Lynda Tabuya … “breath of fresh air” in Fiji politics. Image: Wikimedia Commons By Koroi Tadulala in Suva The role of women in every segment of society is vital and this is slowly been reflected through more women contesting political spaces in Fiji. This year recorded the highest number of women contesting the country’s ... <a title="Fiji women have confidence that their gender in politics will hear their voices" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2018/11/20/fiji-women-have-confidence-that-their-gender-in-politics-will-hear-their-voices/" aria-label="Read more about Fiji women have confidence that their gender in politics will hear their voices">Read more</a>