April 19, 2024
General Elections 2024 | The missing women in Indian politics
Elections
Women’s political participation in electoral processes requires targeted support to overcome gender discrimination. Key strategies for enhancing gender balance in electoral processes include: working with political parties to promote gender sensitive policies and practices to foster women’s leadership; targeted outreach and support for women to register to vote and safely access polling stations; guarantee of protection from election related violence and harassment; the use of quotas and temporary special measures to increase women’s representation; effective technical and financial support to women candidates and political leaders; and engagement of male champions for women’s empowerment and gender equality.
Show on Home Page
Yes
Image
Icon
Banner Image
May 23, 2022
Australia: How many women have been elected? What seats are in doubt? And other quick questions about the election results
Good evening Australia.
It's the day after the election and the results are still rolling in from across the country.
August 27, 2019
More than 180 women set to contest Federal National Council elections
Close to 200 women are set to contest this year's Federal National Council elections — more than double the number who took part when the country last went to the polls.
May 2, 2019
Spain just elected its most feminist parliament ever
The new batch of MPs to take their seats in Spain’s Congress will include more women than ever before – almost but not quite as many as men.
June 5, 2018
Win or lose, Tuesday’s primaries are a big deal for women
In a year that has broken records for the number of women running for office, the primaries in eight states this week might be considered Super Tuesday for female candidates.