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With women voters rooting for the candidates across districts, more women nominees were elected in the panchayat polls this year.

Indian adults nearly universally say it is important for women to have the same rights as men, including eight-in-ten who say this is very important.

As Timor-Leste looks to its presidential elections on Saturday, several female candidates are standing. Will they persuade the new generation of voters of a need for a greater voice in politics?

The general political context in 2022 is definitely different from that of 2018. But will the new Lebanese Parliament consist of more than six women following the May 15 elections?

The lawmakers’ decision on International Women’s Day came hours after simultaneous protests by women in four states.

Constituting one-fifth of parliament, women parliamentarians accounted for nearly 35 per cent of parliamentary agenda during 2021-22 – 38 per cent in the National Assembly and 25 per cent in the Senate.

The environmental leader won more votes than the center candidate Sergio Fajardo without having held public office and with a campaign that began only three months ago.

Katalin Novak, a close ally of Prime Minister Viktor Orban, portrays her election as a victory for women.

An innovative program to advance female participation in Australian politics is calling for new participants and launching a knowledge hub, sharing leading research, articles and interviews on the eve of International Women’s Day 2022.