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Vietnam Plus
April 25, 2024
Vietnamese, Lao female lawmakers discuss women’s roles in politics

Vientiane (VNA)Vietnamese and Lao female lawmakers on April 25 shared their experience in politics at a workshop in the n

News Agency of Nigeria
April 25, 2024
UN Women tasks media on promoting Nigeria’s women political participation, empowerment

UN Women, on Wednesday tasked media practitioners and organisations to empower the female gender and promote its participation in politics.

Global Voices
April 25, 2024
How gendered disinformation on social media harms Kenyan women seeking political office

Gender-based violence has crept up in the digital era in the form of online violence against women and girls, especially affecting women with

A conversation with... Gabriela Morawska-Stanecka, Poland

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April 25, 2024

A conversation with... Gabriela Morawska-Stanecka, Poland

As part of the IPU series 'A conversation with...', we interview parliamentarians from all over the world to find out who they represent and what motivates them.

As part of the IPU series 'A conversation with...', we interview parliamentarians from all over the world to find out who they represent and what motivates them.

Human Rights Watch
April 24, 2024
Kazakhstan: new law to protect women improved, but incomplete

(Berlin, April 23, 2024) – Kazakhstan’s President Kasym-Jomart Tokayev signed a

Africa News
April 24, 2024
Togo: Women candidates campaign ahead legislative and regional elections

As Togo prepares for the legislative and regional elections on April 29, 2024, a significant number of women are in the electoral race, defying traditional norms and expectations.

International IDEA
April 24, 2024
Preparing women leaders for political participation in Paraguay
Source: UN Women
April 24, 2024
Activists, politicians and academics urge cooperation to promote women’s political representation in Indonesia

Jakarta, Indonesia — UN Women Indonesia joined the Indonesian Women's Coalition, the Association for Elections and Democracy, and the Center for Political Studies at the University of Indonesia in organizing the Dialogue Forum of Women Politicians and C

Opinion | America stacks the deck against women in politics

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April 24, 2024

Opinion | America stacks the deck against women in politics

According to the U.S. Census, the majority of Americans are women, yet only 31% of Wisconsin State legislators are women. According to the Pew Research Center, there were 1 million fewer men enrolled in college than women this past winter.

According to the U.S. Census, the majority of Americans are women, yet only 31% of Wisconsin State legislators are women. According to the Pew Research Center, there were 1 million fewer men enrolled in college than women this past winter.

Indonesia’s youth and political inequality: how neo-traditionalism hinders women in politics

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April 24, 2024

Indonesia’s youth and political inequality: how neo-traditionalism hinders women in politics

Several Indonesian thinktanks have unofficially assessed that female representation in Indonesia’s national parliament (DPR) for the term 2024-2029 would stand at about

Several Indonesian thinktanks have unofficially assessed that female representation in Indonesia’s national parliament (DPR) for the term 2024-2029 would stand at about