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June 3, 2024
Mexican women’s long journey to win political rights
Claudia Sheinbaum went to her voting center on Sunday and marked her ballot with the name
May 30, 2024
Women in politics are progressing in the EU, in Hungary they are not
In the last five-year term, both the proportion of women in the European Parliament and in relevant positions in European institutions have improved significantly.
May 30, 2024
Increasing women’s political representation in Solomon Islands
On 29 December 2023, the Solomon Islands National Cabinet approved the introduction of temporary special measures (TSMs) to improve women’s political representation in the Provincial Government Assemblies (PGAs).
May 28, 2024
'Huge change': Mexico expected to elect first woman president
MEXICO - Mexico is on course to elect its first woman president this weekend, with two front-runners competing to break the highest political glass ceiling in a country with a history of gender violence and inequality.
May 28, 2024
Women account for only 18% of prospective candidates in next Japan general election
TOKYO -- Women account for a mere 18.1% of prospective candidates to be fielded by Japan's six major political parties in the 289 single-seat constituencies in the next House of Representatives election, a Mainichi Shimbun survey has found.
May 27, 2024
Shettima praises Nigerian women for enduring political marginalisation
Nana Shettima, wife of Vice-President Kashim Shettima and other stakeholders, says political equity and women’s empowerment are crucial to sustainable development in Nigeria.
May 27, 2024
Men still dominate Uganda’s party politics – women’s participation is mostly cosmetic
Electoral gender quotas in Uganda – first introduced in 1989 – have increased women’s numbers in Uganda’s parliament to
May 23, 2024
Women political participation in Ukraine in the focus of experts’ discussion
On 20 May 2024, a round table on "Ensuring women’s engagement in political processes in Ukraine" was held in Kyiv.