New laws to test Brazil’s acceptance of women candidates this election season, and other stories
New laws to test Brazil’s acceptance of women candidates this election season, and other stories
#WomenLead (Issue 116): Your weekly round-up on women in politics
Hello, and welcome to Issue 116!
We don’t know if you had a chance to track news about the meeting of members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) last week, but just in case you missed it, it was a festival of manels. We are not linking pictures but we do feel terribly sorry to see the state of affairs at the very top of global affairs. 😞
But there’s even more to be angry about - read our update on India to know what we mean. This edition also has updates from Angola and Iran, and the spotlight is on Brazil. Hope you find reading it worth your time!
In case you missed last week’s edition, you can read it here.
Quick Updates
👭 TWO FOR COMPANY: In Angola, Carolina Cerqueira has been chosen as the President of the country’s National Assembly, the third-most senior political position in the country. Cerqueira, a former minister of state for social affairs, joins Vice President Esperanca da Costa in the top 3 club - the first time the African nation will have two women in its three highest offices, Bloomberg reported.