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Cecilia Atim Ogwal: a fearless Ugandan politician who spoke her mind and challenged conventions

Cecilia Atim Ogwal: a fearless Ugandan politician who spoke her mind and challenged conventions

CECILIA Barbara Atim Ogwal, one of Uganda’s longest-serving female legislators, passed away on 18 January 2024 at the age of 77. Ogwal was regarded as a trailblazer, one of the strongest, most charismatic women leaders in the opposition, and a staunch defender of multipartyism, democracy and human rights. Known for her toughness, she was unafraid to stand up to male leaders in the ruling party and even within her own party. Hence she came to be known as the “Iron Lady” in Uganda. AILI MARI TRIPP, Vilas Research Professor of Political Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison Having studied gender and politics…
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Post-COVID-19 world needs more women leaders

Post-COVID-19 world needs more women leaders

EMMA BATHA COUNTRIES must put more women into leadership roles to build a stronger post-pandemic world, a top U.N. official has said as data showed women could be waiting more than a century to see equality at the highest political echelons. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, who made history as South Africa's first female deputy president in 2005, said gender-balanced cabinets made better decisions not just for women, but for society as a whole. Global progress on getting more women into top roles is frustratingly slow, she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. But she believes Kamala Harris's appointment as the first female U.S.…
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