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UNWOMEN Women Parliamentarians
January 11, 2015
World average of women in parliament

Are you curious how many countries are above and below the world average of women in parliament?

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January 4, 2015
Gender equality: time for quotas in Scottish politics?

We have a woman who is First Minister if that’s not an example of us reaching gender equality, what is?

December 29, 2014
Women take 7 of Taiwan's 22 council speaker seats

A new day for women dawned in Taiwan Thursday, with females winning seven of the 22 city and county council speaker positions throughout the country.

Emily's list
December 1, 2014
The woman behind a massively influential political movement

Since Stephanie Schriock became president of EMILY's List, the political action committee focused on getting more pro-choice Democratic women elected to office, much has changed. The organization has raised more than $52 million and helped elect 62 women to the House and the Senate.

May 26, 2014
We want to be actors in our own futures with full rights

Tarcila Rivera Zea was 44 years old when she took part in the World Conference on Women in Beijing in 1995. Today, this indigenous Peruvian activist is President of the Centre for Indigenous Cultures of Peru (CHIRAPAQ) and a member of the UN Women Civil Society Advisory Group.

May 30, 2012
Tunisia: Interview of Souhayr Belhassen, FIDH President

How did Tunisian women participate in the revolution ?

February 18, 2026
To survive, the Liberal party needs to win back women and young people. It’s going about this the wrong way

Since its historic defeat at the last federal election, the Liberal party has been engaged in a frenetic search for its internal compass.

Masrura Salsabil Tarannum, 24, a student and first-time voter, poses for a picture, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, February 4, 2026. REUTERS/Mohammad Ponir Hossain Purchase Licensing Rights
February 18, 2026
After Gen Z uprising, Bangladesh vote shows limits of youth power
February 18, 2026
Pacific Youth, Climate Justice, and the Myth of Political Change in Fiji