Women’s voice and leadership in decision-making
The report looks at whether women’s capabilities and actions in different spheres lead them to have more presence and influence within private and public decision-making.
Women's Leadership
Time to demand 50% representation for women in politics
By Prathiksha Lakshmikanth,
March 18, 2019
In 2020 field full of women, some men signal they will pick a female vice President
With a record number of female candidates running for president, some male Democratic contenders are signaling that a woman will be on their 2020 ticket — just not at the top.
March 18, 2019
Government critic on track to become Slovakia's first woman president
Government critic Zuzana Caputova secured a huge first-round win over the ruling party candidate in Slovakia's weekend election, putting her one step closer to becoming the country's first female president.
March 15, 2019
Proportion of women ministers all-time high, IPU/UN Women map shows
UNITED NATIONS, March 12 (Xinhua) -- The proportion of women ministers is at an all-time high at 20.7 percent, 2.4 percentage points higher than that in 2017, according to data in the 2019 edition of the biennial IPU (Inter-Parliamentary Union)-UN Wo
March 15, 2019
'Snail's pace' progress of women in politics calls for tougher measures, leaders say
By Ellen Wulfhorst,
Egypt: Position paper by Nazra on the constitutional amendments and women in politics
The government's disposition toward citizens' rights and freedoms is a measure of its openness and an indicator of the type of relationship it holds with them. The constitution stands as the most powerful reflection of that relationship.
March 13, 2019
Women in decision-making: why it matters
When it comes to power, the European Union has not yet reached the halfway mark to full gender equality.