As the prominence of women in politics increases, so does the incidence of violence against women in politics. This section highlights news, interviews, resources and events on violence against women in politics
NEW DELHI(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From media to sports and business, a wave of #MeToo revelations has rocked India this year, but the movement has left the country’s male-dominated politics largely untouched - and that needs to change, activist
By Gillian Kane,
United Nation Women and United Nations Development programme (UNDP) on Monday launched a programme guide to prevent violence against women in the 2019 general elections.
By Gillian Kane,
By Gillian Kane,
There are calls for several Icelandic MPs to resign after they were recorded using crude language to describe female colleagues and a disabled activist.
Ever since women started holding political office, American men have been fixated on their clothes.
When she was in the Senate, Carol Moseley Braun got used to having her clothing scrutinized.
By Cait Davin,
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has launched #think10, an innovative safety planning tool for politically-active women.
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) has launched #think10, an innovative safety planning tool for politically-active women.
This is a video by the Council of Europe.
This is a video by the Council of Europe.