Skip to main content

Civil Society

NPR
April 10, 2024
Elections reveal a growing gender divide across South Korea

SEOUL, South Korea – When South Koreans elect a new parliament this week, the outcome will shape the next four years of the country's politics.

About women in Indonesian politics must be ordinary, no longer sensitive issues that need to be discussed

Back
April 6, 2024

About women in Indonesian politics must be ordinary, no longer sensitive issues that need to be discussed

JAKARTA - Politics and women are two things that are considered difficult to put together, but are being pursued. Women's involvement in politics is still underestimated, even though they have an important role for long-term policies.

JAKARTA - Politics and women are two things that are considered difficult to put together, but are being pursued. Women's involvement in politics is still underestimated, even though they have an important role for long-term policies.

Source: EU International Partnerships
March 14, 2024
EU and partners launch WYDE – Women’s Leadership Initiative

The European Union and partners launch the Women’s Leadership Initiative, a component of the Women and Youth in Democracy Initiative (WYDE), in New York today during the 

Source: Women's Committee NCRI
February 29, 2024
Women’s active and equal participation in political leadership is indispensable to democracy

A very moving and inspirational #IWD2024 conference was held today, Saturday, February 24, 2024, in Paris.

Source: Forbes
February 29, 2024
Pakistan election suggests women playing a new role in public life

In Pakistan, as in corporate boardrooms around the country women are often absent. In recent years this has changed at a glacial pace.

Source: BNN Breaking News
February 29, 2024
Athens to host pioneering women political leaders summit: A milestone for gender equality in politics

In the heart of Athens, beneath the watchful eyes of history, a groundbreaking event is set to unfold that promises to reshape the landscape of political leadership across the globe.

Source: The Namibian
February 26, 2024
Women and Elections

In a parliamentary democracy like Namibia, all power shall be vested in the people through freely elected representatives exercising this power.

Event

Unpacking Democracy: Intersectionality of Gender and Violence Against Political Actors

Back

Unpacking Democracy: Intersectionality of Gender and Violence Against Political Actors

Luxembourg is placing gender at the heart of its 2024 Presidency of the Council of Member States of International IDEA.

Source: The Mainichi
February 19, 2024
Women face barriers in Japan local politics as shown in domestic gender gap index

TOKYO -- A study group headed by Mari Miura, a professor at Sophia University's Faculty of Law in Tokyo, with an objective to achieve gender equality in Japan from local levels, has compiled a Japanese gender gap index by prefecture.