October 28, 2024
Japan election: Record number of women win seats
A record number of women have been elected to Japan's house of represent
World News
October 28, 2024
Election 'golden opportunity' to co-opt women to councils
See Her Elected, an initiative aimed at getting more women from rural Ireland into politics, has said the impending general election is a "golden opportunity" to increase female participation in local councils.
October 25, 2024
Yoroku: Will Japan's gender equality advance with record number of female candidates?
The city of Shiroi, located in the northwestern part of Chiba Prefecture and known for its sprawling commuter towns, is home to one of the few female-majority local assemblies in Japan. Of the 18 assembly members, 10 are women.
October 23, 2024
Women at ASU speak on voting disparities, the gender gap and the fight for women's votes
Over half of Arizona’s voters were women in 2020, according to a CNN exit poll.
October 23, 2024
'It’s about time': Maritime women make history in municipal, provincial elections
There were back-to-back firsts for women in Maritime politics over the last few days.
October 23, 2024
'Local elections to boost women in politics’
Assistant Foreign Affairs Minister Lenora Qereqeretabua said it is important for the Fiji government to be represented at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) 2024 Samoa.
October 23, 2024
A man's world: Japan makes tepid push on gender gap in politics as election nears
ODAWARA, Kanagawa
October 16, 2024
Legal barriers hinder fight against femicide in Nigeria and Kenya
Across Africa, women are being murdered at alarming rates, often by intimate partners or a male family member.