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The barriers facing women in politics

30 November 2025
This content originally appeared on St. Lucia Times.
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Saint Lucia is heading into another election year but this time, the political field looks more female than ever before. Six women — three from each major party — are vying for candidacy in 2025, perhaps a rare moment in the island’s political history. Yet, behind the symbolic milestone lies a complicated truth: women are still pushing through the same walls their predecessors hit decades ago.