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December 8, 2015
Sweden Launches Action Plan for Feminist Foreign Policy

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Sweden has launched its ‘Swedish Foreign Service action plan for feminist foreign policy 2015-2018 including focus areas for 2016’.

November 20, 2015
Michele Bachelet Advocates for Gender Quotas at the Women and Youth Dialogue

Michele Bachelet, President of the Republic of Chile, has participated this week in the forum ‘Women and Youth Dialogue’, celebrated this week at the Miriam College, in Quezon City (Philippines).

November 17, 2015
Mexico opened in the cycle "Women and Politics: A pending subject"

Monday, November 16, has started in Mexico a new lecture series on Women and Politics "A pending issue".

October 15, 2015
New LSE Study Recommends Gender Quotas to Fight Gender Inequality

The London School of Economics have launched a new study concluding that gender quotas to place women in positions of power are needed in order to guarantee gender equality.

October 9, 2015
Gender equality in the Supreme Court of Mexico

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October 7, 2015
Global Leader's Meeting on Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment

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August 31, 2015
10th Meeting of Women Speakers of Parliament - outcomes and recommendations

 

"Strenght of unity of thought and action as a powerful agent for change to achieve gender equality within one generation"

August 13, 2015
From the kitchen to public life: In Tunisia,women's personal issues are political ones

By iKNOW Politics Expert

August 11, 2015
SRI LANKA: Women on the rise in Parliamentary Election 2015

The 2015 Sri Lankan Parliamentary Election is due to be held on 17 August 2015, ten months ahead of schedule, to elect 225 memebers to Sri Lanka's 15th Parliament.