West African leaders express worry over Liberia's political future, it looks like the country's politicians themselves are not worried as they continue to campaign for the October 11 poll to head to the Executive Mansion in Monrovia.
Since the end of Soviet era quotas, the number of women in Russian politics has declined. What will bring them back?
The status of women in Tunisia has for decades been among the most advanced in the Arab world, but even after this year's democratic revolution politics has remained a man's world.
Denmark has elected its first female prime minister, ousting the right-wing government from power after 10 years of pro-market reforms and ever-stricter controls on immigration.
Three women were poised Friday to take a lead role in Danish politics, pledging that their parties would seek a unitary approach to end a decade of centre-right policymaking.
An Afghan nongovernmental organization has compiled a list of 1,400 women qualified to hold posts in national or local government in an effort to promote greater inclusion of women in politics and social life, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reports.
The representation of women and youth in Morocco’s next parliament will increase three-fold, the interior ministry and political parties recently agreed.
Gender equality is shrewd economics as well as a human right, the World Bank has said in a report that showed countries with better opportunities for women and girls can boost productivity and development.