Skip to main content

Civil Society

Protecting women from violence more effectively through local and regional action

Back
November 22, 2024

Protecting women from violence more effectively through local and regional action

“Regrettably, not much progress has been made in eliminating violence against women since the adoption of the latest Congress texts on this matter, notably on combating domestic violence in 2009 and on fighting sexist violence a

Print article

“Regrettably, not much progress has been made in eliminating violence against women since the adoption of the latest Congress texts on this matter, notably on combating domestic violence in 2009 and on fighting sexist violence a

We Asked 5 Women Candidates: Why Should More Women Run for Office?

Back
November 13, 2024

We Asked 5 Women Candidates: Why Should More Women Run for Office?

Right now, we’re existing in an especially tense and unstable “in between.” 

Print article

Right now, we’re existing in an especially tense and unstable “in between.” 

Was the Trump Election a Setback for Women? Even Women Do Not Agree.

Back
November 12, 2024

Was the Trump Election a Setback for Women? Even Women Do Not Agree.

To many left-leaning Americans, it is resoundingly clear that women who backed Donald J. Trump in the presidential election voted against their own self-interest.

Print article

To many left-leaning Americans, it is resoundingly clear that women who backed Donald J. Trump in the presidential election voted against their own self-interest.

World News

Hanako Okada Beat the Odds to Upend a Male Political Dynasty in Japan

Submitted by Editor on
Back

Hanako Okada Beat the Odds to Upend a Male Political Dynasty in Japan

Source:

Last summer, Hanako Okada, a Tokyo lawyer and mother of two young children, started to plan a campaign for Parliament from the northern rural district where she spent her childhood. Nearly everyone she consulted gave the same odds on her chances of winning: close to zero.

Print article
The New York Times

Last summer, Hanako Okada, a Tokyo lawyer and mother of two young children, started to plan a campaign for Parliament from the northern rural district where she spent her childhood. Nearly everyone she consulted gave the same odds on her chances of winning: close to zero.

World News

€171,000 to encourage women from rural Ireland into politics

Submitted by Editor on
Back

€171,000 to encourage women from rural Ireland into politics

Source:

Funding of €171,162 has been announced for the Longford-based See Her Elected (SHE), in support of their work in supporting and encouraging the participation of women from rural Ireland in local politics.

Minister of State for Planning and Local Government Alan Dillon allocated the funding to Longford Women’s Link, the parent organisation of See Her Elected.

Print article
westmeath examiner

Funding of €171,162 has been announced for the Longford-based See Her Elected (SHE), in support of their work in supporting and encouraging the participation of women from rural Ireland in local politics.

Minister of State for Planning and Local Government Alan Dillon allocated the funding to Longford Women’s Link, the parent organisation of See Her Elected.

Event

Event

World News

Japan election: Record number of women win seats

Submitted by Editor on
Back

Japan election: Record number of women win seats

Source:

A record number of women have been elected to Japan's house of representatives, projections showed on Monday (October 28, 2024), but at less than 16% they remain a minority.

Print article
The Hindu

A record number of women have been elected to Japan's house of representatives, projections showed on Monday (October 28, 2024), but at less than 16% they remain a minority.

Subscribe to Civil Society