A 29 year old has become just the second woman to win an open seat in the Bougainville parliament.
Theonila Roka Matbob's Ioro constituency in central Bougainville includes the Panguna mine within its boundaries.
According to Mia Mottley, the first female Prime Minister of Barbados, women make better leaders than men because they are more caring’ and run their country ‘like a family household’.
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
Local female leaders in Norman and Oklahoma City have been subject to threats, harassment and sexism in recent months.
Former Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard said she is pleased her viral “misogyny” speech directed at Tony Abbott has become a “battle anthem” for young women fighting to make their way in the workplace.
The Advancing Learning and Innovation on Gender Norms (ALIGN) platform released a guide on gender norms and women in politics, in the lead-up to the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Platform of Action.
A younger and more gender-diverse Parliament, which opens on Monday (Aug 24), will have its hands full with one important job in the near future: creating and matching employment opportunities for Singaporeans.
Chancellor Angela Merkel warned the
There are fears October's local government elections could see a return of all-male councils in Victoria, with concerns fewer women will stand because of coronavirus impacts.