January 6, 2025
South Korean Women’s Resistance at the Heart of Yoon Suk-yeol’s Impeachment
In the wake of Yoon Suk-yeol’s failed self-coup on December 3, South Korean ci
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January 6, 2025
Women in Botswana make up 54% of voters, but less than 10% of parliament: political parties can change that
Only 28 women stood for parliament out of 258 contestants, representing 10.85 per cent. Only three women won their seats. This represents 4.92 per cent of the 61 seats. It’s a drop from 5.26 per cent in the 2019 elections.
January 3, 2025
The 119th Congress: Some history makers, but fewer women overall
When the 119th U.S. Congress is sworn in on Friday, some of the newly elected women members will be making history.
January 2, 2025
Women leaders urge others to embrace political ambitions
Following their victories in the recent Local Government Elections, newly elected female leaders are encouraging other women to pursue leadership roles despite the challenges.
December 19, 2024
Only five women elected in direct presidential elections in 2024
December 18, 2024
The Maltese are most sceptical in EU on gender quotas in politics
Malta leads the EU in disagreeing that measures such as the gender quota system can solve the underrepresentation of women in politics, despite having a gender quota system itself.
December 18, 2024
Ghana and Namibia's surprise power move signals new era of female leadership
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December 17, 2024
AI deepfakes are targeting women in politics at alarming rates
A new report has found that women in Congress are 70 times more likely to be targeted by deepfakes than men, often with sexually explicit images created by AI.
December 17, 2024
Online violence against women in Nepali politics rising
A new report published by the Open Nepal Initiative (ONI) sheds light on the increasing number of incidents of online violence targeting women politicians in Nepal.