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Women Mayors features the achievements of female mayors from across the world and campaigns for more women to play a strong political role in towns and cities
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Mayor commits £29 million to tackle child poverty in North East England. North East regional mayor Kim McGuinness has made dealing with child poverty her number one priority. #ChildPoverty #KimMcGuinness #WomenMayors
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July 24, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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Angela Merkel in conversation with former refugees. The former German Chancellor listened to their stories of successes and setbacks, joys and sorrows. #AngelaMerkel #Refugees #Fluechtlinge
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July 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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One-third of Filipino mayors are women. The Philippines has one of the highest ratios of women mayors, but political family connections matter.
#FilipinoWomenMayors #WomenMayors #FemaleMayors #FilipinoFemaleMayors
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May 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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City Mayors from across the world mourn the death of Pope Francis. Unlike his predecessors, John Paul II and Benedict XVI, Francis recognised humanity’s diversity. #PopeFrancis #PopeFrancisMayors
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April 25, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Women in European parliaments: Europe needs more women in national parliaments, but progress is slow. In Europe’s lower-house parliaments, only 31.6 per cent of members are women. #WomenMayors
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April 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
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After a bitter mayoral contest between two of St Louis’ best-known women, the city on the Mississippi River elected its third female mayor in 12 years. #StLouisMayor #CaraSpencer #TishauraJones #WomenMayors #AmericanWomenMayors
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April 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
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Maria Teresa Horta, Portugal‘s most courageous and influential writer and feminist, has died. #MariaTeresaHorta #FeministWriters #WomenMayors #NovasCartasPortuguesas
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April 3, 2025 at 11:03 AM
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Mayors from Canada, the US and Mexico unite to call for an end to Trump’s North American trade war. #TradeWar #NorthAmericanMayors #TrumpTradeWar
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March 31, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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In a move strongly supported by Mayor Clara Brugada, Mexico City will replace deadly bullfighting with bloodless combat between man and beast. Swords and banderillas will be prohibited. #BullFighting #MexicoCity #ClaraBrugada #MexicoCityMayor #WomenMayors
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March 21, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Thousands of people gathered outside Istanbul’s city hall for a second consecutive night on Thursday (20 March 2025) to rally against the arrest of the city’s mayor, a prominent contender against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.
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March 20, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Mayors fighting Poverty: The 2025 World Mayor Project is dedicated to Mayors fighting Poverty. Please nominate your candidate for the 2025 World Mayor Prize and Awards now. Thank you. #WorldMayor #WorldMayor2025 #MayorsFightingPoverty
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March 4, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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On Holocaust Memorial Day, German women mayors remember the millions of Nazi victims and warn against hate. They urge never to forget the atrocities and to help ensure that they never happen again. #HolocaustMemorialDay #GermanWomenMayors #WomenMayors
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January 27, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Mexican mayors respond to US President Trump’s threat of mass deportation of undocumented migrant workers. Authorities have begun preparing shelters, food, and security. #MexicanMayors #DonaldTrump #Deportation #UndocumentedMigrants
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January 25, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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High hopes for Alexandria’s first Black woman mayor. Alyia Gaskins has been described as one of America’s new watch-out-for mayors. #AlexandriaMayor #AlyiaGaskins #WomenMayors #AmericanWomenMayors
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January 20, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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European capital cities and other major cities with women mayors. Only 12 per cent of Europe’s capital cities are governed by female mayors. #WomenMayors #FemaleMayors #EuropeanWomenMayors
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January 3, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Alcalde del Mundo 2025: El Premio World Mayor 2025 está dedicado a la lucha contra la pobreza. #AlcaldeDelMundo #WorldMayor #WorldMayor2025
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December 13, 2024 at 6:38 PM
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Luxembourg City Mayor Lydie Polfer says the 12-month-old begging ban has been a success, but critics still dispute its legality. #LuxembourgBeggingBan #LuxembourgCityMayor #LydiePolfer #WomenMayors
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December 3, 2024 at 1:22 PM
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#Amsterdam’s female Mayor #FemkeHalsema said she spoke too hastily when she described the violent events that followed a UEFA Europa League football match between Dutch side Ajax and the Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv as a ‘pogrom’. #WomenMayors #Pogrom
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November 21, 2024 at 3:57 PM
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Women have sought the US Presidency since 1872, long before they received the vote. But it was not until 2008 that a woman was considered to have a chance to be elected President. #Women4President #KamalaHarris #USPresidents #USElection2024
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October 24, 2024 at 3:38 PM
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Nepali women mayors: Few Nepali women rise to the highest level of local government, with the Mayor of Birtamod saying that women mayors are treated less respectfully than men #WomenMayors #NepaliWomen #NepaliWomenMayors
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August 21, 2024 at 1:14 PM
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American women in municipal government: Women in Colorado, Nevada and Oregon are close to achieving parity with men in municipal government #WomenMayors #USMunicipalGovernment
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July 15, 2024 at 4:53 PM
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Mexican women mayors: In June, 1,802 municipalities in Mexico elected mayors. 523 of the elected mayors are women, 39 of whom will govern cities of more than 200,000 inhabitants. #WomenMayors #MexicanMayors #MexicanElections #Clara Brugada Molina
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June 28, 2024 at 10:43 AM
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Petra Roth, Germany’s most revered woman mayor, is 80 years old. During her 17 years in office, as Mayor of Frankfurt/Main, Petra Roth often made decisions that met with resistance from her conservative party colleagues. #PetraRoth #WomenMayors #FrankfurtMayor
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May 22, 2024 at 11:40 AM
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Amsterdam Mayor advocates legalising cocaine use. Femke Halsema has become one of Europe's leading proponents of the legalisation of cocaine. But the Mayor of Rotterdam disagrees. #LegalCocaine #LegaliseCocaine #FemkeHalsema
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Amsterdam Mayor legalising cocaine use
Amsterdam Mayor Femke Halsema advocates legalising cocaine use
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April 22, 2024 at 2:30 PM
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Polish local elections: Gdańsk mayor Aleksandra Dulkiewicz resoundingly re-elected. Other women mayors were also elected in the first round of voting. Second round on 21 April #WomenMayors #PolishWomenMayors #AleksandraDulkiewicz #GdanskMayor
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April 8, 2024 at 10:55 AM