Local governments are in a unique position to contribute to the global struggle for gender equality by improving the status of women around the world. Local Governments are the level of governance closest to the citizens and as service providers and employers have an important role in creating the conditions that encourage women’s political participation. In this special feature, we are collecting knowledge resources, case studies, stories and interviews from women active in local politics.
Four days before the 2016 congressional primary in her Northern California district, Erin Schrode woke up to tens of thousands of messages.
Actor and politician Kamal Haasan on Sunday encouraged more women to join politics.
By Paola Flores, Associated Press
Souad Abderrahim is not like the past 32 mayors of this North African capital. They hailed from wealthy, influential families. She’s a self-made businesswoman. They were political appointees.
A number of organisations representing the interests of women have gathered in Parliament on Monday for a Women’s Charter Review Conference.
By Josephine Agbonkhese Poised to halt the slide in their political fortune ahead of the 2019 general elections, women politicians from various political affiliations in states across the country recently launched a coalition, the Women in Politics I
By Josephine Agbonkhese Poised to halt the slide in their political fortune ahead of the 2019 general elections, women politicians from various political affiliations in states across the country recently launched a coalition, the Women in Politics I
Human rights activists are campaigning to save the life of the first woman in Saudi Arabia to be sentenced to death over her political activism.