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Taiwan's National Human Rights Commission is calling for financial incentives to get more women involved in politics. They cited statistics that show less than a third of all ministers since 2000 have been women and that the current Cabinet also falls short of President Lai Ching-te's goals for women's participation.
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00:00There should be more women participating in Taiwan politics.
00:05The National Human Rights Commission says the commission is calling for financial incentives for
00:10political parties to promote women's participation.
00:15Less than a third of all cabinet members since 2000 have been women.
00:20In 2024, President Leicester promised to have at least a third of his cabinet be women.
00:25That fell far short.
00:27It's currently about one fifth.
00:29The commission is...
00:30It's also advocating for including hate speech in the Anti-Discrimination Act.
00:35And prosecuting more cases of sexual assault.
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