The first woman elected to the United States Senate is not a household name. That woman, Hattie Wyatt Caraway of Arkansas, kept a very low profile. She is not considered a political trailblazer.
Austria swore in its new conservative-Green coalition Cabinet on Tuesday.
A majority of women believe male candidates have an advantage when it comes to running for public office, according to a new Hill-HarrisX poll.
Michelle Williams used her Golden Globes acceptance speech to encourage women to hit the polls this November. (…)
Croatia's presidential election has been won by centre-left challenger Zoran Milanovic, who defeated the nationalist incumbent.
When Kimberly Dudik ran for her fourth term in the Montana House, state officials told her she could not use campaign money to pay for child care for her four young children.
Mauritius is an island that is famed for its beautiful beaches and for its reputation as an “African success story”.
Taiwan has forged a reputation as Asia’s most progressive democracy, and it boasts a higher proportion of women in parliament than anywhere else in the region — yet misogynistic insults have littered its presidential race.