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FGV Brazil
July 23, 2024
Book on Brazilian women’s first steps in politics launched

In the run-up to Brazil’s municipal elections, FGV Press has just published an intense and long book featuring the moving stories of a hundred Brazilian women from all over the country who decided to tackle various obstacles and fight for a place in pol

France 24
June 27, 2024
Women 'changing the game' in Mongolia's patriarchal politics

Mongolians go to the polls in parliamentary elections on Friday, with the ruling Mongolian People's Party widely expected to retain a majority it has held for eight years.

Women political activists hold placards as they march during a rally to mark International Women’s Day in Karachi, Pakistan.
June 9, 2024
Gender Parity

PAKISTAN ranks low on the Gender Gap Index in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, 2023. On women’s political empowerment, it ranked 95th out of 146 countries, with only a handful of women occupying senior, managerial, policy- and decision-making posts.

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Inspiring Equal and Inclusive Participation of Women in Political Decision-Making – Crossed Perspectives from Europe and Japan

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Inspiring Equal and Inclusive Participation of Women in Political Decision-Making – Crossed Perspectives from Europe and Japan

The Delegation of the European Union to Japan is pleased to invite you to an online seminar “Inspiring Equal and Inclusive Participation of Women in Political Decision-M

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.