June 11, 2024
General Election 2024: Abuse of women in politics is denial of legitimate presence in political life
World News
June 9, 2024
Average age of Flemish candidates for the federal elections has never been higher, fewer women with an “electable” place on the parties’ lists
The average age of the candidates standing on Flemish parties’ lists for the federal elections on 9 June is 47. Never before in the past 37 years was the average age of the candidates seeking election to the Chamber of Representatives so high.
June 8, 2024
Lithuanian Greens unveil landmark all-women list in EU election
In pioneering Lithuania, the first all-women list in the country’s political history has been unveiled.
The Lithuanian Greens are hoping that this list will help more women get elected to the European Parliament, where men still make up around 60% of the members.
June 5, 2024
South Africa elections: Women in parliament likely to drop
Johannesburg, 31 May: As election results from the 2024 South African elections pour in, Gender Links (GL) predicts a drop in women’s representation in the national assembly of between three and five percentage points.
June 5, 2024
First female president is the result of Mexico correcting gender imbalances, Northeastern expert says
LONDON — Claudia Sheinbaum broke the glass ceiling when she was declared the winner of Mexico’s presidential elections this week.
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).