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About a third of UN member states have ever had a woman leader

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October 4, 2024

About a third of UN member states have ever had a woman leader

Women currently serve as the head of government in just 13 of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

Women currently serve as the head of government in just 13 of the 193 member states of the United Nations.

Summer in the Field: Implementing Political Gender Quotas: Lessons from Mexico

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October 4, 2024

Summer in the Field: Implementing Political Gender Quotas: Lessons from Mexico

For decades, a key goal of activists and policymakers has been involving women in politics.

For decades, a key goal of activists and policymakers has been involving women in politics.

The Japan Times
October 2, 2024
Number of women in Japan's Cabinet drops to two

New Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Tuesday named two women ministers to his Cabinet, down from five in the outgoing administration.

https://ghanaiantimes.com.gh/let-your-voices-be-heard-in-politics-awln-urges-women/
September 27, 2024
Let your voices be heard in politics – AWLN urges women

The African Women Leaders Network (AWLN), Ghana Chapter, has urged all women to take active interest in politics to let their voices become a powerful catalyst for political and economic transformation of the country.

The Friday Times
September 27, 2024
Intersectional Barriers In Pakistan: Of Politics, Identity And Women's Marginalisation

Throughout its history, Pakistan has grappled with enduring patriarchal norms and cultural customs that confine women to the domestic sphere, obstructing their engagement in broader societal roles.

IDN-InDepthNews
September 27, 2024
The Under Representation of Women in a Male Dominated Political Culture

UNITED NATIONS 25 September 2024 (IDN) — The first eight months of 2024—described as a “super election year”—have seen limited progress in women’s representation in parliaments worldwide.

Horizon, the EU Research & Innovation Magazine
September 27, 2024
EU researchers tackle pushback against gender equality in politics and society

or Zoe Lefkofridi, a professor of politics and gender at the University of Salzburg in Austria, there cannot be real democracy without gender equality.  But past progress cannot be taken for granted.