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Can the Special Seats Bill deliver the gender parity Nigeria needs?
The Special Seats Bill was designed to tackle the severe underrepresentation of women in parliament Originally published on Global Voices Nigeria's Parliament building. Image by Kabusa16 via Wikimedia Commons . License: CC BY-SA 4.0 Deed . Hundreds of women rallied in Nigeria’s capital city, Abuja, on June 11, urging lawmakers to pass the Special Seats Bill (also known as the Reserved Seats Bill), a constitutional amendment designed to tackle the severe underrepresentation of women in parliament
Planes don't fly on masculinity: Why society views women in transportation as an anomaly
‘As women, especially African women, we grow up understanding that mistakes are rarely viewed as individual’ Originally published on Global Voices A woman driving a car. Image by Gustavo Fring via Pexels . License: Free to use . By Langalihle Mhlanga The plane had barely left the ground before everything started going wrong. Air traffic controllers were left stunned when a loud explosion and the emergence of a thick cloud of black smoke replaced the airspace Air Algerie Flight 6289 had been mere
The case of Shakira Galíndez highlights a growing crisis for trans Venezuelan asylum seekers in the U.S.
Transgender refugees in the United States are exposed to ICE arbitrary detentions, discrimination and mistreatment Originally published on Global Voices Shakira Galíndez in New York City (February, 2025). Photo by José Miguel Pareja. Used with permission. This post is part of Global Voices’ June 2026 Spotlight series, “ Gender Diversity .” This series offers insight into gender diversity and how it is being threatened, protected, and preserved around the world. You can support this coverage by d
Invisible strategies: How fear of being outed shapes LGBTQ+ life online in Serbia
For many queer people, social media is both a space of connection and risk Originally published on Global Voices Pins displaying LGBTQ+ symbols and flags. Photo by Marek Studzinski on Unsplash : License . This article was produced by the NGO Center E8 from Serbia through the Digital Spark granting scheme, as part of the Regional Support Mechanism EECA project, implemented by Metamorphosis Foundation and TechSoup , in partnership with CIVICUS and under the Digital Democracy Initiative (DDI) that
Support Global Voices’ Spotlight: Statelessness
In July, we're exploring how statelessness can negatively impact people’s lives Originally published on Global Voices Image made by Gabriela Mesones on Canva Pro for Global Voices. Statelessness is a profound yet often overlooked human rights issue that affects millions of people around the world. To be stateless is to exist without recognition as a citizen by any country, limiting access to basic rights such as education, healthcare, employment, and legal protection. Despite its far-reaching im
Meet Myat Moe Thu, a woman journalist in Myanmar’s conflict zones
She defies societal expectations and structural limitations in doing her work Originally published on Global Voices Journalist Myat Moe Thu reporting from a war zone inside Myanmar. Photo from Exile Hub. Exile Hub is one of Global Voices’ partners in Southeast Asia, emerging in response to the 2021 coup in Myanmar, focusing on empowering journalists and human rights defenders. This edited article is republished under a content partnership agreement. What you see in the frame is a woman holding a
Why is newly renovated Reflecting Pool in Washington DC full of algae?
The historic pool has turned green with algae just days after it was refilled with water following renovations.
'We fear for our lives' - deadline for migrants to leave South Africa looms
Protesters have set 30 June as the date for all undocumented migrants to leave the country.
Partey misled Canadian officials over previous arrest
Thomas Partey will miss Ghana's World Cup opener after an appeal against the decision not to grant him a visa is turned down.
Anthropic’s latest feud with the Trump admin may actually help it, sales data suggests
Anthropic's popularity with business users is growing so well that the latest beef with the government might actually boost it, data from Ramp suggests.
