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Women's Leadership

December 13, 2021
Work on violence against women in politics wins Grawemeyer world order award

As women's influence in politics grows, so have the threats and coercion they have faced, according to a Rutgers scholar's grim analysis.

December 9, 2021
In India, She is a Changemaker programme launched for women in politics

The National Commission for Women (NCW) launched 'She is a Changemaker' programme for women politicians on December 7, 2021.

December 8, 2021
New Chancellor appoints Germany’s first gender-equal cabinet

Germany’s new government will have more women in its cabinet than ever before, with incoming Chancellor Olaf Scholz appointing 8 women and 8 men as ministers.

Bolstering women’s political power: lessons from the EU’s Gender Action Plan II

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December 8, 2021

Bolstering women’s political power: lessons from the EU’s Gender Action Plan II

In December 2020, the European Commission released its third Gender Action Plan (GAP III), which lays out how the European Union should promote gender equality in its external relations over the following five years.

In December 2020, the European Commission released its third Gender Action Plan (GAP III), which lays out how the European Union should promote gender equality in its external relations over the following five years.

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December 2, 2021
Women in power: How many European countries have female leaders?

Magdalena Andersson has become Sweden's first female prime minister.

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Dialogue forum on young women’s participation in politics & decision-making in African Union member states: from policy to action

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Dialogue forum on young women’s participation in politics & decision-making in African Union member states: from policy to action

UN Women will convene a continental multi-stakeholder policy dialogue platform on 30 November 2021 on the state of young women’s participation in politics and