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Gender Equality

December 8, 2021
Men speak far more than women in Walloon Parliament

After a detailed analysis of dialogue from the Walloon Parliament in 2020, it has been found that a staggering 82.4% of speech comes from male speakers, according to a study carried out by dada analyst Robin Devooght of the Roi Baudouin Foundation.

July 29, 2016
Ana Pastor elected President of the Congress of Deputies in Spain

The Congress of Deputies of Spain has chosen a woman, Ana Pastor, as president for the 12th Legislature last July 19.

June 16, 2016
OAS approves the American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, with a special recognition of gender equality

The Organization of American States, OAS, approves a historical American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples, 17 years after the first meetings to sign t

June 1, 2016
Angelina Jolie-Pitt appointed as Professor of Practice at the LSE

Hollywood star and human rights activist, Angelina Jolie-Pitt, has been recently

May 31, 2016
Reactions in Brazil after the horrendous raping of a 16-year old girl in Rio de Janeiro

After the brutal raping of a 16-year old girl by 30 men in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, different women's groups have carried out actions of rejection, as

May 26, 2016
The reasons behind Temer's white men-only government in Brazil

New article published in The Atlantic explores the reasons behind Michel Temer’s decision to establish a white men only government in Brazil. Th

May 18, 2016
In Mexico, the President of the Federal Electoral Tribunal, assumes the Presidency and Technical Secretary of the Observatory of Political Participation of Women

During the biannual meeting of the Federal Electoral Tribunal, its president, Constancio Carrasco, has assumed the Presidency and the Technical Secreta