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At the end of , India’s ruling party enacted the Citizenship Amendment Act, which introduced religion as a criterion for citizenship. 

But people wouldn’t let this happen without a fight—least of all an year-old woman named Bilkis Dadi (birth name Bilkis Bano, dadi means grandmother), who joined thousands of others in a Muslim neighbourhood in Delhi to protest. Every day, Bilkis sat at the protest site from morning until night. Throughout the winter chill, she was undeterred.

Although Bilkis and her fellow protesters were shut down, she was widely celebrated and even included on Time magazine’s list of the most influential people of In the face of powerful opposition, this woman has become an equally powerful reminder of what is worth fighting for.

Monica Lennon, Member of Scottish Parliament (MSP), and Nicola Sturgeon, first minister of Scotland

Half of the world’s population menstruates. And yet, almost no society has come to grips with the fact that sanitary products suc

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25 Famous hona Leaders on Power

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Since , a record-breaking year for women running for and being elected to office in the U.S., we’ve seen encouraging strides forward for females in leadership positions. This month, Mexico swore in its first female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, and next month the U.S. has the opportunity to elect Kamala Harris its first-ever female president. In the U.S. today, percent of Fortune CEOs are women; one-third of college presidents are women; and Deb Haaland, the first-ever kvinnlig Native American Cabinet member, is making missing and murdered Indigenous women a priority for the Department of the Interior. As of September , there are 28 women serving countries as heads of state and government.

We have a long way to go, but we’re getting there. Below, 25 formidable leaders from across various industries share their thoughts on power — how to define, attain, wield, and share it. Read on for collected

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Top 10 countries led by women heads of state and government in

The United States of America is gearing up for its highly anticipated presidential election on November 5th, , with Democratic Party&#;s Kamala Harris on the brink of making history, as the first woman to hold the office of President of the United States of America.

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&#;Kamala Harris is raising her hand and taking the oath of office as our 47th President of the United States, on the other side of that glass ceiling,&#; Hillary Clinton, who made history as the first woman nominated for president in , stated while expressing her support for Harris.

Historically, 59 nations have had women in leadership roles, starting with Sirimavo Bandaranaike of Sri Lanka in , and presently, about nine of the 13 current female leaders are the first women to hold their positions, including recent appointments like Peru’s Dina Boluarte and Italy’s Giorgia Meloni.

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