What you need to know:
What you need to know:
“For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.”
Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile.
“For me, a better democracy is a democracy where women do not only have the right to vote and to elect but to be elected.”
Michelle Bachelet, former president of Chile.
It’s no secret that women have made unprecedented strides in seeking and attaining elected office over the last decade.
It’s no secret that women have made unprecedented strides in seeking and attaining elected office over the last decade.
Progress towards legal gender equality has stalled in many parts of the world.
Progress towards legal gender equality has stalled in many parts of the world.
Tanzania, in keeping with global political trends, reserves 30 percent of seats in parliament for women.
Say you’ve just scored your dream job.
Say you’ve just scored your dream job.
Basanti Sabar, 30, is a third-time voter. But this time round, as the eastern Indian state of Odisha goes to the polls in simultaneous general and assembly elections, the former migrant worker will make a crucial shift in the way she votes.