The Third Euromed Ministerial Conference on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society will take place on 11 and 12 September 2013 in Paris, gathering Ministers in charge of women affairs…

The Third Euromed Ministerial Conference on Strengthening the Role of Women in Society will take place on 11 and 12 September 2013 in Paris, gathering Ministers in charge of women affairs…

The first Global Forum on Media and Gender will be organized by UNESCO, UN Women, and media and NGO partners globally in December 2013. This will be an important follow-up to one of the critical…

Political Institute for Women According to the Center for Responsive Politics the 2012 election was the most expensive in history with some $6 billion being raised and spent. The political sector is…

On September 22, 62 million Germans will be asked to vote for the members of the Bundestag or Germany’s lower house. From a total of 622 seats, 204 are currently occupied by women (32.90%). Although…

Women represent about 52% of the population of Cameroon. However, women hold only 25 of the 180 seats in Parliament (13.89%). According to a survey conducted in 2011, in the last parliamentary…

Thirty percent of all indirectly elected Senators must be female. Party-lists can contain no more than 80 candidates. Twenty-seven members are indirectly elected. Twenty-four seats are reserved for…

Women represent 25% of the parliament with 37 seats out of 150 and while there is no legal quota system, there are voluntary political party quotas in place. Australia has had just one woman leader…

Mme Haidara Aissata Cisse dite Chato was the only one woman candidate for the first round of the presidential elections. If you'd like to read an interview with her, please visit our news section. (…