In late 2018 and early 2019 UN Women interviewed 87 per cent of the women who ran for Parliamentary election (75 of the 86 women; of the 113 women who registered to run, 86 made it on to candidate lists).
Amid attempts to transform the political system, feminists are looking for 50% representation in any new government.
It would appear that women in Israel have broken through the glass ceiling.
You might think that with more women entering politics the media would have become less likely to report on the appearance, fashion choices and relationship status of female prime ministers.
By Rachel Vogelstein and Alexandra Bro,
The Serbian Parliament has announced an amendment to its electoral laws with a new minimum quota of 40 per cent of candidates on electoral lists for parliamentary and local elections from the less-represented gender.
It has long been seen as one of the flukes of American political history: For three decades after the American Revolution, the women of New Jersey had equal voting rights with men.
It's an offer candidates shouldn't refuse.
“I don’t matter to Knesset members,” says Elana Sztokman in a campaign video for the new women’s party she just co-founded.