Women's Leadership

The first woman elected to the United States Senate is not a household name. That woman, Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas, kept a very low profile. She is not considered a political trailblazer.

Institutional weaknesses undermine the prevention of and response to sexual violence during electoral periods in Kenya, according to a

Austria swore in its new conservative-Green coalition Cabinet on Tuesday.

A majority of women believe male candidates have an advantage when it comes to running for public office, according to a new Hill-HarrisX poll.

Michelle Williams used her Golden Globes acceptance speech to encourage women to hit the polls this November. (…)

Croatia's presidential election has been won by centre-left challenger Zoran Milanovic, who defeated the nationalist incumbent.