You might have heard about the new law that was passed in New Zealand.
That is definitely great and it should be celebrated. But we should also ask further questions.
Why are we only seeing this law now and how come is it only India that has had a similar law since decades ago? What would be needed to see a change like this around the world?
We can’t talk about it without talking about – drumroll please! – political representation. One of my favourite topics, it seems.
If you haven’t listened to my other episode, Are You Allowed to Represent Yourself?, I recommend you give it a listen, too.
You can find the new episode bellow.
Here is some of the research I refer to in my episode:
- statistics on women in politics
- study on role models in STEM.
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