Constitution and Legislative Reform
July 15, 2025
The story of Maria da Penha, the woman whose name was given to Brazil's domestic violence law
July 15, 2025
Global Syriac Women’s conference unites voices for justice, equality, and representation
GIESSEN, Germany / BETH NAHRIN — On the sidelines of the Syriac Women’s Conference held last Saturday simultaneously in Beth Zalin (Qamishli), North and East Syria; Ankawa, Kurdist
May 21, 2025
Labour cancels its women’s conference after supreme court gender ruling
Labour has cancelled its national women’s conference and restricted all-women shortlists as it awaits full guidance from the equalities watchdog, drawing criticism from transgender rights and gender-critical campaigners.
May 16, 2025
Polish election: Tusk party urged to show it is not ‘deceiving women’ on abortion
Poland’s presidential elections are a “historic, groundbreaking” chance for Donald Tusk’s centrist party to show it was not trying to “deceive women” when it promised to change some of Europe’s most restrictive abortion laws, campaigners have said.
May 13, 2025
Child care in the Capitol: As more women run for office, some are bringing their kids
When Florida state Rep. Fiona McFarland's infant daughter, Grace Melton, crawled for the first time, the mom of four was right next door, hard at work with her legislative policy staff in the state Capitol.
April 23, 2025
Stronger laws needed to protect women in politics
KUCHING: Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul has called for stronger laws to protect women in politics, citing online harassment and fake news as key deterrents.
April 17, 2025
Women's campaigners celebrate court win - but what will it change?
The UK Supreme Court has unanimously and unambiguously backed the argument that the definition of a woman in the Equality Act should be based on biological sex.
October 16, 2024
Legal barriers hinder fight against femicide in Nigeria and Kenya
Across Africa, women are being murdered at alarming rates, often by intimate partners or a male family member.