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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 

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

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

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

Women have made great progress in the struggle for equality.

Female MPs have walked out of Kenya's parliament in solidarity with a colleague who was ordered to leave because she had taken her baby.

Across the world activists are working hard to get more women in politics. But getting women into politics is only half of the challenge. The second half is to make sure that women are not only seen, but also heard. 

Despite a record number of women winning seats in Sunday’s Upper House election, some female voters have expressed doubts about the government’s commitment to empowering women.

One of the world's most unequal parliaments could be about to get a lot more female, or ... maybe not.