Advocacy & Lobbying
We’ve come a long way since the early 1970s when just a handful of women held political leadership positions. The November 2022 election cycle was a critical turning point for women in politics. First, we made history with a record number of women winning and now serving in Congress, state legislatures, and executive positions. Second, many of these women now hold key leadership positions, including eighteen women who hold the top leadership position in their chamber, such as Senate President or Speaker of the House. Today, 49 percent of lieutenant governors in the United States are women.
Click here to read the full article published by Women Writers, Women’s Books on 25 October 2023.
The 2023 edition of the global Women Peace and Security Index (WPS Index) scores and ranks 177 countries in terms of women’s inclusion, justice, and security.
No country performs perfectly on the WPS Index and the results reveal wide disparities across countries, regions, and indicators. The WPS Index offers a tool for identifying where resources and accountability are needed most to advance women’s status - which benefits us all.
The WPS Index is published by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Click here to read the full report published by the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security and the PRIO Centre on Gender, Peace and Security on 26 October 2023.
The ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) has recommended a series of steps for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and its 10 Member States to strengthen the representation and impact of women in policy decision-making.
The Women Parliamentarians of AIPA drafted a Plan of Action on Promoting Women’s Political Participation for further consultation that included:
· increasing both the number and the “substantive representation” of women in politics
· promoting an environment that enables women to participate and take leadership roles in politics
· promoting gender-responsive parliament and policy decision-making processes.
Click here to read the full article published by UN Women Asia & the Pacific on 29 October 2023.
Jammu and Kashmir National Conference senior leader and Women's wing State President Shameema Firdous on Friday said that political accountability to women begins with increasing the number of women in decision-making positions. She said the party has been a pioneer in that direction.
Shameema said this while addressing a convention of the Women's Wing in Bandipora. Women’s Wing Provincial President Er Sabiya Qadri was also present. On the occasion, former CMO Dr Bilquis was formally welcomed into the party's women’s wing, the party said in a statement.
Click here to read the full article published by the Rising Kashmir on 21 October 2023.
Even before Niger’s political crisis this summer, an estimated 10.6 million people, or 41 per cent of the population, faced moderate to acute food insecurity. The National Council for the Safeguard of the Homeland took power on 26 July, and there are now more than 500,000 internally displaced people, 84 per cent of whom are women and children.
“This crisis threatens to ruin my business and drive me into food and financial insecurity”, said a woman identified as Hadiza, who makes a living importing clothes from Nigeria and spoke on a podcast aired as part of the women’s rights digital campaign “Niger Femmes Filles Paix” (Niger Women Girls Peace).
Click here to read the full article published by UN Women on 25 October 2023.
As UN Member States and civil society groups prepare to mark the twenty-third anniversary of Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security, the world is in crisis.
Horrifying conflicts continue to unfold with devastating impacts on civilians in Sudan, Ukraine, Haiti, Kosovo, the Sahel, Afghanistan, and beyond. These conflicts are now accompanied by the escalating situation in the Middle East, which is testing the limits of the multilateral system.
Click here to read the full article published by UN Women on 24 October 2023.