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May 23, 2014
Making the invisible visible

When Marcelina Bautista Bautista left her indigenous Mixtec community in Nochtixtlan, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca, at the age of 14 with only a primary school education and no knowledge of Spanish, she didn’t dream that one day she would end up contributing to the development of an internation

Shailaja Chandra, former Secretary to the Government of India and former Chief Secretary, Delhi
May 21, 2014
Indian elections and the fruits of democracy

On 16 May 2014, Narendra Modi the Chief Minister of Gujarat state (in western India) led the Bharatiya Janta party (BJP) to a record victory in India’s 16th national election.

February 19, 2014
Jordan joins COMMIT initiative, also signs MoU with UN Women
March 25, 2013
Vacancy: Senior Programme Officer, Elections - Africa Programme

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance — International IDEA is an intergovernmental organization that supports sustainable democrac

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December 17, 2025
Not ‘just part of the job’: How parliaments are countering violence against women in politics

November 24, 2021
Widespread sexism and violence against women in African parliaments according to new IPU report

A new study by the IPU and the African Parliamentary

March 21, 2019
UN Women and partners launch new initiative to repeal discriminatory laws worldwide

Over 2.5 billion women and girls around the world are affected by discriminatory laws—law

November 28, 2018
Parliaments are failing women MPs

By Gabriela Cuevas, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), and Liliane Maury Pasquier, President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE).

November 27, 2018
Across Latin America, women fight back against violence in politics

Currently, Latin America is leading globally in local and parliamentary positions held by women. But the journey to political participation is fraught with rising violence and intimidation against women in politics.