It’s time for a woman to run the US Defense Department
If Joe Biden chooses a woman as his secretary of defense, he would send an important and long overdue message.
Women's Leadership
The Girlboss Feminism of Joe Biden’s Cabinet
The boys’ club hasn’t gone anywhere, it’s just accepting a few new members.
Equal in law and life: tribute to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
The existing women’s leadership gap in formal spaces must change.
Measuring inclusive decision making: Using administrative data to measure representation in the legislature, public service and the judiciary
The UNDP Oslo Governance Centre and Inter-Parliamentary Union are inviting data producers and users to a discussion on measuring inclusive decision-making in parliaments, public service and judicia
Have countries led by women coped better with Covid-19?
Eight months ago, the tooth fairy flitted into New Zealand politics.
Banner year for women in politics
The first female vice president, a Supreme Court justice and an incoming Biden administration with women in leadership positions — Sue O’Connell sat down with The Barbara Lee Family Foundation’s Amanda Hunter to talk about all of it.
December 3, 2020
UAE enhances women's role in post-conflict reconstruction
UAE, in conjunction with Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security, GIWPS, has launched a research report and a UN action plan to advance women’s participation in post-conflict reconstruction, following a year-long series of high-level panel discussions on the subject, UAE's state-run ne
December 2, 2020
Ghana: 41% of women in politics have experienced gender-based violence – Survey
The Gender Centre for Empowering Development (GenCED) on Tuesday December 1, 2020 launched a research report on “Violence Against Women Within Political Parties”.
The real reason more women should be in politics
I got a very short, provocative email the other day from a former Ontario finance minister, whose privacy I will protect here, since it was a personal note that he sent. He was responding to a piece I’d just written about what it’ll take to get more women into politics.