LIMA – Peru’s Second Vice President, Mercedes Araoz, an economist by training, was sworn in on 17 September 2017 as the new head of the Council of Ministers –known as the prime minister–, formed by
The head of Tonga's Civil Society Forum says getting more women into parliament is everyone's responsibility and it is time for more gender balance in Tongan politics.
NAIROBI, Sept 7 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Buoyed by record gains in last month's elections, Kenyan activists say they hope the nation's top court will enforce women's right to better political
The secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum Dame Meg Taylor wants to put more effort into empow
Latin America has some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws.
The government has rejected all six proposals to give parliament more equal female
Nirmala Sitharman said her appointment sent a "big message to the world of what's the status of women in India...
This year has brought with it a wave of women interested in running for office, par
Women in Mutare have added their vo