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Geopolitics

The Bihar Paradox: High Women Voter Turnout Masks Political Exclusion

Bihar's recent election saw over 71% women voter turnout while paradoxically maintaining dismally low female candidate representation. This glaring contradiction exposes how patriarchal structures persist even as women demonstrate political agency through voting.

Geopolitics

The Empty Seats: Bangladesh's Election and the Systemic Erasure of Women from Power

Only seven women were elected to Bangladesh's 300-seat parliament in the recent general election, representing a shocking failure for a nation that has had two female prime ministers yet continues to marginalize women in political life.