The U.S. special envoy for Afghanistan Zalmay Khalilzad said on Tuesday that President Joe Biden's administration would press for "meaningful participation" for women and minorities in ongoing peace talks.
Scottish voters go to the polls to elect a new crop of MSPs on 6 May, with parties under more pressure than ever to correct the imbalances in the gender and diversity of their representatives.
Some 60 percent of protesters against the military coup are women who fear their hard-won rights hang in the balance.
When a president addresses Congress flanked by the vice president and speaker of the House, it's tradition. But when both of those seats are filled by women, it's history in the making.
European Commission president blames sexism for second-rank treatment in Ankara
(CNN) - A new wave of Black women are breaking barriers as they ascend to mayoral seats in cities with deeply rooted histories of racism and inequality.
Cape Vedians headed to the polls to cast their ballots in the parliamentary elections.
On voters' minds will be the Covid pandemic which has devastated the tourism-dependent economy.
Following last week’s election, Samoa’s long-time ruler could be displaced by the country’s first female leader.
Wellington (AFP) – Samoa’s cliff-hanger general election is a victory for under-represented women in Pacific island politics, regardless of the final outcome, opposition leader Fiame Naomi Mataafa said Monday.