August 4, 2026
Indigenous Political Representation and Poverty in Bolivia
World News
August 4, 2026
A new barometer on female political representation launched ahead of Morocco 2026 elections
The Democratic Association of Moroccan Women (ADFM) announced on Tuesday the launch of a «barometer of women’s political representation», designed to assess parties’ commitment to genuine equality.
August 4, 2026
Strengthening Women’s Political Representation: Key Takeaways from the National Dialogue on the Special Seats Bill
As part of the 2026 National Assembly Open Week, the House of Representatives convened the National Dialogue on the Electoral College Model for the Special Seats Bill, bringing together legislators, government officials, development partners, civil society organisations, women leaders, and govern
August 3, 2026
ECOWAS seeks accelerated reforms to raise women’s representation in politics
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWA
August 3, 2026
Ensuring diverse voices in parliaments: Lessons from 2025
The year 2025 saw mixed progress on women’s overall representation in parliament, but a key development was the visibility and election of several women from historically disadvantaged groups, including women with disabilities, young women and women from indigenous communities, as shown in the IP
August 3, 2026
Women’s leadership is reshaping global institutions
From 1 July 2026, for the first time in its 137-year history, the Secretariat of the Inter-Parliamentary Union will be managed by a woman.
August 3, 2026
IPU urges parliaments to act on AI-driven sexual deepfakes
The Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has published new guidance urging lawmakers to act faster and more decisively against non-consensual intimate imagery (NCII), including sexualized deepfakes generated by artificial intelligence (AI), a phenomenon that disproportionately targets women and girls.
August 3, 2026
Hong Kong’s LGBTQ+ communities struggle to survive amid shrinking civic spaces
Hong Kong civil society has faced increasing challenges in recent
August 3, 2026
Denied by the State, demanded by the streets: Japan's LGBTQ+ turning point