The city of Paris has been fined 90,000 euros for an unusual infraction: It appointed too many positions in the government.
Although none of the 29 female candidates won a seat in Kuwait's elections they are far from stopping their efforts. But analysts fear calls for quotas and women's political leadership are falling on deaf ears.
When Elvia Barrios was named the first woman to be Peru’s top judge this month, she wasted no time in highlighting the twin evils undermining the country’s legal system - sexism and corruption.
Not long after the news of Covid-19 broke around the world, it became clear that it would be a health crisis of pandemic proportions. But it also became apparent early on that there was much more at risk than health.
After the first elections under federalism in 2017, Hupsekot became one of only two municipalities in Nepal in which women were voted both chair and deputy.
Gofaone Mabutho, a 28-year-old woman from Marapong is one of the few women councillors in Botswana.
The second “African Women Leaders Network Intergenerational Retreat on Leadership in Africa” will be held virtually on 15th and 16th December 2020 at 02:00 P.
Leaving women out of COVID-19 decision-making is not just bad for women — it’s bad for everyone.
With the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic top of mind for most of our leaders, economic recovery plans are being studied and analyzed by researchers.