How women voters in India’s West Bengal defeated a misogynistic poll campaign, and other stories

#WomenLead (Issue 49): Your weekly round-up on women in politics

Hello, and welcome to Issue 49! 

Last week, as we were sending out the newsletter, counting was underway to determine the results of elections in four states and one union territory in India. From the point of view of representation, these elections have been a disappointment, frankly. Across states, just 70 women were elected, as compared to 752 men. No…