Women's Leadership

The United Nations has designated 24 June as International Day of Women in Diplomacy. A new dataset was recently published that documents the share of women and men among the world's ambassadors. The research programme Gender in Diplomacy (GenDip) at the University of Gothenburg has developed the dataset, which will enable entirely new types of analyses.

Click here to read the full article published by University of Gothenburg on 21 June 2023.

India has ranked at 127 out of 146 countries in terms of gender parity -- an improvement of eight places from last year -- according to the World Economic Forum's annual Gender Gap Report, 2023. The World Economic Forum (WEF) ranked India at 135 out of 146 countries in the Global Gender Gap Index in the report's 2022 edition.

Click here to read the full article published by The Economic Times on 21 June 2023.

Shirley Chisholm, the first Black American woman elected to the US Congress back in 1972, once famously remarked: “If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”

The legendary remark was a reflection of the gender bias in the US where women were discriminated against in the social and political life of the country.

But, regrettably, nearly four decades later, the battle is still on, worldwide.

Click here to read the full article published by In Depth News on 17 June 2023.

Prof Chinyere Stella Okunna is the first female Professor of Mass Communication in Nigeria and the entire Sub-Saharan Africa. She is currently the Deputy Vice-chancellor (Academic), Paul University, a faith-based University in Awka, Anambra state[...].

Prof Okunna who spoke to The Women News on the need for government at all levels to make gender laws and policies that will encourage women to run for elective or get appointive positions in governance further disclosed that culture, religion, and financial challenges have made some women who are interested in politics to shy away.

Click here to read the full article published by Niger Delta Today on 18 June 2023.

The Doha agreement, which was signed between the US and the Taliban, is less transparent and also excluded Afghan women from political engagement to a great extent, Heather Barr, the associate director of the Women’s Rights Division at Human Rights Watch said, Khaama Press reported on Sunday.

In a tweet, Heather Barr on Saturday accused Zalmy Khalilzad, the former US Special Representative for Afghanistan reconciliation of undermining women’s rights in the Doha Agreement.

Click here to read the full article published by The Siasat Daily on 19 June 2023.

Women have been politically active and have played key roles at times of critical turning points in Sudan’s history, but this has not been translated into official recognition in political processes or substantive representation in government.

The latest example of this is women’s active role in response to the crisis that has evolved in Sudan since 15 April 2023, when the country was plunged into violence amidst the power struggle between the two main factions of the ruling military regime, the Sudan Armed Forces (SAF) and Rapid Support Forces (RSF).

Click here to read the full article published by Relief Web on 14 June 2023.