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How to "hack" women's underrepresentation in politics

Laura Kabelka
April 2, 2026

Ukraine's Bucha massacre anniversary fuels push for justice, the Dutch organization with a voting hack to boost women's representation in politics, and the EU-Slovakia dispute over fuel. Then: a special investigation into chemical recycling and its limits.

https://p.dw.com/p/5BbV4

This investigation into chemical recycling was supported by a grant from the Investigative Journalism for Europe fund (IJ4EU). It was co-ordinated by Ludovica Jona, with reporting by Lucy Taylor, Dan Ashby, Yann Philippin, Begona Ramirez, Stefano Valentino, Staffan Dahlöf and Lorenzo Sangermano. Sound design was by Jarek Zaba.  

Includes audio from videos ‘What is Advanced Plastics Recycling?’ by the American Chemistry Council; The Yellow Sofa, Stagione 3 by Versalis/ENI; and What is Mura Technology's Hydro-PRT Process? by Mura Technology. 

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