Women's Leadership

These statistics track the progress and developments regarding women in the political field.

This poster-sized map is a "snapshot" of the presence of women in executive and legislative branches of government as of January 2005.

This website offers information from the past and present regarding the numbers of women presiding as speakers of national parliaments in countries throughout the world.

This report highlights the current status of women’s role in government in Thailand. It analyzes the reasons behind the slow progress to date, and proposes ways and means to overcome existing barriers to women in politics.

This report explores the various aspects of gender issues in political participation and governance. It analyzes the impact of women as agents of change in the political process, reviews key challenges in this area, and suggests strategies for increasing women’s representation.

This resource kit provides tools for learning about the issues surrounding the campaign for gender balance or parity in government and gender balance in politics more generally.

This report examines how the UNDP/Japan Women in Development Fund has made break-through contributions to the promotion of gender equality and women's empowerment over the last 10 years.

This paper explores gender issues as they relate to participation in urban governance, government responsibility and civic engagement.

This report examines the significance of gender to governance; explores the new structures created by Rwanda's transitional government to increase women's participation in the political arena; and highlights women's contributions to promoting peace through good governance.