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FGV Brazil
July 23, 2024
Book on Brazilian women’s first steps in politics launched

In the run-up to Brazil’s municipal elections, FGV Press has just published an intense and long book featuring the moving stories of a hundred Brazilian women from all over the country who decided to tackle various obstacles and fight for a place in pol

France 24
June 27, 2024
Women 'changing the game' in Mongolia's patriarchal politics

Mongolians go to the polls in parliamentary elections on Friday, with the ruling Mongolian People's Party widely expected to retain a majority it has held for eight years.

Women political activists hold placards as they march during a rally to mark International Women’s Day in Karachi, Pakistan.
June 9, 2024
Gender Parity

PAKISTAN ranks low on the Gender Gap Index in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, 2023. On women’s political empowerment, it ranked 95th out of 146 countries, with only a handful of women occupying senior, managerial, policy- and decision-making posts.

May 23, 2022
Australia: How many women have been elected? What seats are in doubt? And other quick questions about the election results

Good evening Australia.

It's the day after the election and the results are still rolling in from across the country.

Biden appointing more black women judges than any other president
February 17, 2022
Biden appointing more black women judges than any other president

The White House says adding more diverse judges to the federal courts remains a priority for the president.

Politico
December 9, 2021
Paris mayor Anne Hidalgo to run for French president

The mayor of Paris, Anne Hi

December 8, 2021
Men speak far more than women in Walloon Parliament

After a detailed analysis of dialogue from the Walloon Parliament in 2020, it has been found that a staggering 82.4% of speech comes from male speakers, according to a study carried out by dada analyst Robin Devooght of the Roi Baudouin Foundation.

Xiomara Castro - Getty Images/BBC
December 1, 2021
Xiomara Castro Edges Closer to Honduran Presidency as Opponent Concedes