It should be no surprise that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared gender equality to be one of his main priorities.

As Thai women struggle to establish a foothold in the politics of a nation that ranks among the worst in the world for sex parity in government leadership, news outlets in the West are cheering on the progressiveness of men attaining political positi

Former National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete believes South Africa is not psychologically ready for a female president.

Female MPs have walked out of Kenya's parliament in solidarity with a colleague who was ordered to leave because she had taken her baby.

Across the world activists are working hard to get more women in politics. But getting women into politics is only half of the challenge. The second half is to make sure that women are not only seen, but also heard.