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September 4, 2019
Global parliamentary leaders confront rising threats to democracy

Last month, parliamentary leaders from across the globe visited Washington, D.C., to contribute to the first ever House Democracy Partnership (HDP) Leadership Forum, where they participated in peer-to-peer discussions on some of the most urgent threats to demo

August 30, 2019
Sudan: While peace deal is signed, feminists fight for representation

In Sudan, women are well-represented in the workforce. They are not lacking in any public spaces. And over the past few months, they have made up half, if not more, of the protest crowds making demands of their new transitional government.

August 27, 2019
UN envoy in Iraq calls for inclusion of women in politics, decision-making process

Deputy Special Representative of the UN Secretary General to Iraq, Alice Walpole, on Sunday called for an increase of women’s role in politics and include them in the decision-making process in Iraq and elsewhere.

August 27, 2019
Women's Equality Day is a timely reminder of the impact women voters have on elections

In 1973, Congress declared August 26th "Women's Equality Day."

August 23, 2019
Women are mysteriously missing from D.C. think tanks’ foreign policy panels. Here’s the data.

Although women make up half the world’s population and a growing proportion of scholars and analysts, they’re often absent in convenings of “experts.” That’s true across a number of industries, according to an event management company’s 

August 22, 2019
Trolled online, women in politics fight to hold big tech accountable in the U.K.

Lisa Cameron is a member of the British Parliament. She's also a victim, and survivor, of online trolls.

August 19, 2019
Kenyan politics is a boys’ game, but women are fighting hard for their rightful seat at the table

When footage circulated last week of a Kenyan lawmaker, Hon.

August 15, 2019
Japan’s upper house is no place for a woman

It should be no surprise that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has declared gender equality to be one of his main priorities.

August 13, 2019
The podcast that's inspiring women to pursue positions in leadership

Women have made great progress in the struggle for equality.