TOKYO -- A record 181 of the 545 people standing in Japan's July 10 House of Councillors election are women, comprising 33.2% of all candidates, also a high.
In Australia, we have just elected an historic gender and ethnically diverse Federal parliament with women’s representation in the lower house at 38% and over 50% in the Senate.
In Australia, we have just elected an historic gender and ethnically diverse Federal parliament with women’s representation in the lower house at 38% and over 50% in the Senate.
Lebanon has one of the highest overall gender gaps in the world, ranking 145 out of 153 countries.
Lebanon has one of the highest overall gender gaps in the world, ranking 145 out of 153 countries.
A new study about women in politics by Professor Parimal Maya Sudhakar, Head of the School, MIT School of Government, MIT World Peace University reported the disparity between the number of male and female politicians in India.
International IDEA presented its latest data on gender quotas at the Albania 2022 International Forum for Gender Equality “Equality and Me”, which focused on developing a stronger commitment for gender equality.
The Welsh Government is to press ahead with plans to increase the number of Senedd members despite opposition from senior Conservatives.
Automatically bundling equality and democracy has led to the rise of “genderwashing”.
Automatically bundling equality and democracy has led to the rise of “genderwashing”.
Islamabad: Women have been considered as a passive vote bank and political parties tend to use them mostly for representative functions at public gathering, meetings and campaigns.