Gender Equality

Insecurity has been identified as one of the contributing factors that makes women shy away from seeking leadership and other political positions.

Patriarchal Norms in Haryana

How is the world doing on gender equality? According to the World Economic Forum (WEF), the picture is mixed. The needle is moving in the right direction, according to its latest Global Gender Gap report, but incrementally.

Though there had been earlier stirrings for Mexican women’s right to vote, the immediate spark for suffrage in Mexico was struck by the Revolution of 1910.

In a trend that threatens the very essence of democracy, women who are brimming with potential and fresh perspectives are more hesitant than ever to stand for elected office in Scotland. Their number-one reason?

Last week, India’s legislature passed a landmark bill requiring the lower house of

Professor Sanjay Kumar, Director of the Centre for the Study of Developing Societie