24% of the candidates for the upcoming elections for the House of Councillors (upper house) are women. There are currently 44 (18.57%) women members of Japan’s upper house out of a total of 237 seats…

There is currently only one woman candidate for the upcoming presidential elections, Mme Haidara Aissata Cisse dite Chato. If you'd like to read an interview with her, please visit our news section…

Bhutan will hold the second round of its parliamentary elections. The five women candidates were defeated on the first round. However, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck directly appointed two women…

The National Democratic Institutecordially invites you to aWorld Affairs Briefing Building Stronger Legislatures: NDI Strategies for Supporting Women's Leadership in Parliament Participants:…

Eight  women are registered as candidates for the parliamentary elections that will take place in Kuwait on July 27. The number of total candidates is 418 (1.9% are women).In 2009, four women…

Advocacy 101 is a two-hour course that gives an overview of policymaking at the state legislative and municipal levels of government. The course illustrates basic forms of advocacy as well how to…

Women Leaders in International Relations. Comparing UE and U.S. Experiences   Get inspired and improve your capacity to successfully lead, communicate, negotiate and build trust, as a woman,…

There is an opportunity to follow the full Gender Equality Index - Launch Conference via live video stream.  All presentations can be heard and viewed on 13 June …

Discussions during the 129th Assembly scheduled to take place 7-9 October 2013 in Geneva will revolve around the following panels:  Towards a nuclear-weapon-free world: The contribution of…