Bertha Lutz

Where Is Brazil as the UN Marks Its 75th Anniversary?

• August 12, 2020

RIO DE JANEIRO — This year marks the 75th anniversary of the United Nations. Amid the major economic and geopolitical effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, it is a time to reflect on the successes and failures of the UN system, Brazil’s role in its story and what needs to be done to improve the …

Climate Change, Governance, Human Rights, Latin America, SDGs

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TOPIC: WOMEN

Feminists Made the Difference: How Women Won National Leadership Roles

Torild Skard

• April 23, 2017

Hillary Clinton did not make it to the top, but Theresa May, the British prime minister, and Angela Merkel, chancellor of Germany, did. Since Sirimavo Bandaranaike became the world’s first female prime minister, in Sri Lanka in 1960, one-hundred women have been heads of state or government around the world. How did they get …