March 1, 2022
USA: New LGBTQ Gallup data reveals enormous gaps in political representation
New Gallup polling data shows 7.1 percent of the U.S. population identifies as LGBTQ – up from 5.6 percent in 2020.
World News
February 28, 2022
‘The bench is loaded’: A record number of Latinas are running for US governor
At least a thousand men have been governor of a U.S. state; just 45 women have, and only two of them Latinas. This year, their presence on primary ballots is making a difference.
February 28, 2022
Biden nominates Ketanji Brown Jackson to become first black woman on supreme court
Joe Biden on Friday nominated Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the supreme court, seeking to elevate a Black woman to the nation’s highest court for the first time in its 232-year history.
February 25, 2022
In Australia, Nicolle Flint uses final speech to take aim at offensive abuse directed toward women
Outgoing Liberal MP Nicolle Flint has used her valedictory speech to urge the parliament to better protect women from offensive, insulting and intimidating behaviour, while taking aim at "the left" and social media giants for the harassment and abuse she has endured d
February 25, 2022
Liberia: National Elections Commission, political parties sign protocol to protect women in politics
The National Elections Commission (NEC) and political parties executives have signed the violence against women in elections and politics, the (VAWIE/P) Protocol.
February 22, 2022
France: An observatory of sexist and sexual violence in politics
The presidential campaign in sight. To fight against physical and psychological violence against women, the feminists behind the #MeTooPolitique movement announced on Monday February 21 the launch of an observatory on gender-based and sexual violence.
February 18, 2022
Mongolia now has a record number of women ambassadors
The achievement is part of a long trek toward gender equality in Mongolia’s foreign policy.
February 17, 2022
Women hold record number of Australian Government board positions
The Morrison Government has welcomed the latest Gender Balance on Government Boards figures, which show that for the first time, more than half of Australian Government board positions are held by women.
February 16, 2022
Scotland launches women’s audit to look at barriers to entering Holyrood
Exclusive: presiding officer Alison Johnstone says it will be disappointing if parliament cannot attract more female politicians.