October 2, 2018
Women in Mexico face increasing violence—will a wave of women in government change that?
By Oscar López,
Women's Leadership
African feminists emphasize key to global peace
By H. Patricia,
October 2, 2018
NGO seeks to end violence against women in politics in Nigeria
The Executive Director of Hope for Family Development Initiative(HFDI), Mr Aremu Stephen has called for an end to violence against women in politics.
Fury is a political weapon. And women need to wield it
By Rebecca Traister,
What the testimony of Christine Blasey Ford and Brett Kavanaugh showed us about who gets to be angry in public.
Paulette Jordan could become the nation's first native American Governor
As told to Madison Felleras,
Four colored girls who have considered politics: Enter the halls of power. America needs us
By Donna Brazile, Yolanda Caraway, Leah Daughtry and Minyon Moore, political activists and co-authors of "For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Politics," coming Oct. 2.
Nevada leads the way for women in politics
The Reno Gazette Journal and HuffPost will co-host a bi-partisan panel discussion about women in politics in Nevada at the University of Nev
Violence against women in politics: Expert group meeting report and recommendations
UN Women, the Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR), and the UN Special Rapporteur on violence against women, its causes and consequences (Special Rapporteur), in collaboration with the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and the Nation
October 2, 2018
Nonbinding law to test Japan’s political parties on gender equality
Political parties are being tested over whether they are earnestly committed to gender equality in Japan’s male-dominated sphere of politics following a law enacted in late July.