Women's Leadership

While there have been important advances in women’s leadership in politics, as of November 1 2017, women make up only 7.2% of Heads of State and 6.2% Heads of Government. Data on women representatives in local government, including as mayors, heads of villages and towns, is not well collected and analyzed. The adoption of an SDG indicator on women’s representation in local government is a great step forward in tracking progress on gender balance, allowing for the systematic collection and analysis of data on women in local government. Women’s access to and continued role in leadership positions is challenged by a range of barriers, including discriminatory laws and practices, as well as social norms that prescribe traditional roles and attitudes towards women’s participation in leadership and decision-making roles. Proactive gender-equality policies within political parties and local government structures, including quotas and special temporary measures, gender-sensitive approaches to electoral processes, support networks, mentoring, training, and engagement of male champions, can all help promote women’s role in political leadership.

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'A victory for all women in politics': A 2025 minute with MPP Donna Skelly

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January 9, 2026

'A victory for all women in politics': A 2025 minute with MPP Donna Skelly

As we head into a brand new year, FlamboroughToday asked local community leaders five questions about their thoughts on 2025 and their hopes for 2026. Today, MPP Donna Skelly reflects on the past year, and her wish for the next 12 months.

https://19thnews.org/2026/01/supermajority-women-organizers-politics-shutting-down/

January 9, 2026

Supermajority, group organizing women around politics, is shutting down

Supermajority, the nonprofit organization focused on mobilizing women voters, is shutting down.

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January 8, 2026

Politics to peace, women leading a quiet revolution

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https://www.dhakatribune.com/opinion/editorial/400211/there-is-no-progress-without-women-leaders-in

January 8, 2026

There is no progress without women leaders in politics

It is truly disappointing that, out of 2,582 candidates who filed nomination papers for the upcoming parliamentary election, only 110 are women.

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January 8, 2026

Women In Politics Push For Stronger Protection Against Technology-facilitated GBV

National Women Leaders Forum of Political Parties in Nigeria ,NWLFPPN, has called for stronger digital protection systems against Technology-Facilitated Gender-Based Violence ,TF-GBV, targeting women in politics.

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https://www.forbes.com/lists/power-women/

January 8, 2026

Forbes World’s Most Powerful Women of 2025

For all the setbacks for the world’s women in 2025—job losses that rival those of the pandemic, worsening toxicity of the online “manosphere,” a certain presidential rebuke directed to a female reporter that invoked a farm animal—the leaders and vanguards on the 2

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https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2619607/world

October 21, 2025

UN warns of decline in women’s role in peace and security, 25 years after landmark commitment

NEW YORK CITY: Twenty-five years after the adoption of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which committed world leaders to advancing the inclusion of women in peace and security processes, a new UN report reveals a troubling reversal of progress.

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https://www.osce.org/forum-for-security-cooperation/593414

October 21, 2025

Strengthening Women, Peace and Security focus of FSC Security Dialogue and side-event of the Estonian Chairpersonship

VIENNA, 18 June – The OSCE Forum for Security Co-operation placed the Women, Peace and Security agenda at the forefront of its programme today, with a dedicated Security Dialogue during the plenary session and a side-event focused on gender-responsive security.

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https://www.ipinst.org/2025/10/25-years-of-wps-lessons-from-gender-research-and-un-peace-ops#8

October 21, 2025

Reflecting on 25 Years of the WPS Agenda: Lessons Learned from Gender Research and UN Peace Operations

In October 2025, the UN community will mark the 25th anniversary of UN Security Council Resolution 1325, which launched the women, peace, and security (WPS) agenda.

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