(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - An impasse between Samoa’s incumbent prime minister and female opposition leader could see a backlash against gender quota rules in the small Pacific island nation and stop other women from entering politics across the
Candidates in Peru's polarised presidential race have squared off in a televised debate - a week ahead of the runoff vote.
Candidates in Peru's polarised presidential race have squared off in a televised debate - a week ahead of the runoff vote.
The country infamous for forced sterilisations will face the choice of two ‘anti-gender’ candidates in run-off elections in June.
The country infamous for forced sterilisations will face the choice of two ‘anti-gender’ candidates in run-off elections in June.
Chilean women made such a strong showing in elections to pick candidates to draft the country's new constitution that adjustments to ensure the body was equally split between genders had to be made in favor of more men, elections b
Chileans to elect 155-strong assembly made up of equivalent men and women to set out new framework and enshrine equal rights
Background
There are few women in political and leadership spaces in Nigeria.
There are few women in political and leadership spaces in Nigeria.
Reports, anecdotal accounts, and now the results suggest that women played a crucial role in shaping the electoral outcomes in the four states and one Union Territory that went to the polls this year.
Reports, anecdotal accounts, and now the results suggest that women played a crucial role in shaping the electoral outcomes in the four states and one Union Territory that went to the polls this year.
The rape of Vasfije Krasniqi-Goodman was one of thousands during Kosovo's 1990s war, but she is still the only victim to have spoken out publicly and now is pushing for a radical shake-up of a society long dominated by men.