Carol Martin, first Aboriginal woman elected to any Australian parliament, given Order of Australia Medal
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Minorities and Indigenous Women
Indigenous women and other minorities suffer from a lack of political representation, economic marginalization and poverty, lack of access to social services and discrimination. This section highlights news, resources and stories on minorities and indigenous women's struggle for political inclusion.
Whose decision is it anyway? Romani women as leaders and decision makers
Romani women and girls go on to suffer from multiple forms of discrimination: not only are they Roma but they are also women.
India - Karnataka political glass ceiling: why women have limited representation
Women politicians in Karnataka have limited representation in the state’s power circles, despite rising participation by women voters.
Studying the ceiling for Northern Nigerian women in politics
Despite the narrative that women in the north are not as ‘active’ in frontline politics as women from other regions of the country, there are many examples that dispel that notion.
Paraguayan elections pose uncertain future for women and LGBTQ people
ANALYSIS: What’s at stake as Paraguay gears up for a poll tainted by misinformation and anti-rights discourse
April 11, 2023
A very welcome thing’: New Zealand cabinet reaches gender parity for first time
The country had elected its most diverse parliament ever under former prime minister Jacinda Ardern in 2020, significantly boosting numbers of female, Māori and LBGTQ+ mem
The Prelaunch event of International IDEA’s Inclusion Portal at CSW67
International IDEA hosted a CSW67 side-event to prelaunch the Inclusion Portal on 13 March 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
CSW 67: Enhancing Rural Women’s Political Participation in Africa
This event will focus on the CSW review theme on Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girl