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August 26, 2020
Pregnant MPs warn they are being shut out of inflexible Parliament

Pregnant federal MPs have warned they risk being shut out of parliamentary discussions because of the failure to agree on virtual participation wi

August 25, 2020
SNP to launch project aiming to get more Scots women into politics

THE SNP will

August 24, 2020
Susan B. Anthony Museum rejects President Trump's pardon of the suffragist

On Tuesday, President Trump officially pardoned leading suffragist Susan B. Anthony, who died in 1906.

August 21, 2020
Not all women gained the vote in 1920

When the 19th Amendment became law on August 26, 1920, 26 million adult female Americans were nominally eligible to vote.

August 21, 2020
How did women fare in the 2020 Vanuatu elections?

Despite strong efforts to promote female leadership and political engagement by advocacy groups, women still face serious roadblocks to political

August 20, 2020
Christine Jahnke, speech coach who elevated the voices of women in politics, dies at 57

Christine K.

August 14, 2020
Women rally across Belarus as thousands detained in post-election protests

Hundreds of women rallied across the capital of Belarus on Wednesday to protest a brutal police crackdown that has left hundreds injured and thous

August 14, 2020
Belarus: Authorities threatening women political activists ahead of election

President Alyaksandr Lukashenka seeking re-election next month for sixth consecutive term.