Events
100th anniversary of the first woman being elected to the Canadian House of Commons
100th anniversary of the first woman being elected to the Canadian House of Commons
2021 marks the 100th anniversary of the first woman being elected to the House of Commons. Join this event on December 7 to commemorate a century of women breaking parliamentary glass ceilings. Get a…
Webinar on women's political leadership
Webinar on women's political leadership
As part of the Global Democracy Coalition Forum ahead of the Summit for Democracy, Westminster Foundation for Democracy (WFD) and Demo Finland are organizing a webinar to bring attention to the…
Dialogue forum on young women’s participation in politics & decision-making in African Union member states: from policy to action
Dialogue forum on young women’s participation in politics & decision-making in African Union member states: from policy to action
UN Women will convene a continental multi-stakeholder policy dialogue platform on 30 November 2021 on the state of young women’s participation in politics and decision-making processes in…
Retheorizing gender & political leadership from Asia and the Pacific
Retheorizing gender & political leadership from Asia and the Pacific
This two-day workshop organised by the Australian National University aims to advance the field of gender and politics internationally and distill key lessons that can help address the…
Webinar: putting a gender lens on leadership in COVID-19 response and recovery
Webinar: putting a gender lens on leadership in COVID-19 response and recovery
The webinar “Putting a Gender Lens on Leadership in COVID-19 Response and Recovery” is part of UN Women’s efforts to highlight the importance of women’s leadership and participation in decision-…
Elected to lead: webinar on violence against women in politics
Elected to lead: webinar on violence against women in politics
ForumCiv, The Hunger Project and WILPF Sweden have joined forces to commemorate the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, girls and people with diverse sexual…
Parliamentary web dialogue on "violence against women journalists and politicians: a growing crisis"
Parliamentary web dialogue on "violence against women journalists and politicians: a growing crisis"
Violence against women journalists and politicians remains a growing challenge within the OSCE region and in the world. While women have always faced serious challenges when participating in the…
Women in Politics: Challenges faced by Women in the Path of Politics
Women in Politics: Challenges faced by Women in the Path of Politics
The sixth webinar under the Democratic Development in Melanesia Webinar series 2021 will look into challenges faced by Women in the path of Politics in Fiji.
The webinar will examine the challenges…
Elected to lead: A webinar on women and democracy
Elected to lead: A webinar on women and democracy
This year marks the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage in Sweden, practiced for the first time in September 1921. Five women were elected to the Parliament (Riksdag) then, today 46 percent of the…