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.
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Beth Fukumoto: some ideas for finally achieving political parity for women
Beth Fukumoto: some ideas for finally achieving political parity for women
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Whose decision is it anyway? Romani women as leaders and decision makers
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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
ANALYSIS: What’s at stake as Paraguay gears up for a poll tainted by misinformation and anti-rights discourse
World News
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+ members. Now, it has reached gender parity at the decision-making table of cabinet, the body of senior ministers responsible for most important policy, legislative and spending decisions.
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+ members. Now, it has reached gender parity at the decision-making table of cabinet, the body of senior ministers responsible for most important policy, legislative and spending decisions.
Videos
The Prelaunch event of International IDEA’s Inclusion Portal at CSW67
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.
International IDEA hosted a CSW67 side-event to prelaunch the Inclusion Portal on 13 March 2023 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York.
Event
CSW 67: Enhancing Rural Women’s Political Participation in Africa
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
Pagination
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