February 11, 2022
South Africa could soon have its first woman Chief Justice: here’s who she is
Mandisa Maya, Judge President of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal, was recently recommended by the
UK: Sex & power 2022 Index
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February 11, 2022
UK: Sex & power 2022 Index
Fawcett's Sex and Power 2022 Index is a biennial report which charts the progress towards equal representation for women in top jobs across the UK.
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Fawcett's Sex and Power 2022 Index is a biennial report which charts the progress towards equal representation for women in top jobs across the UK.
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CSW 66: The role of women’s leadership and gender-responsive parliaments in climate action
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CSW 66: The role of women’s leadership and gender-responsive parliaments in climate action
Bringing together parliamentarians from all around the world and recognizing the urgency for concrete and bold legislative actions towards women’s pol
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Media discrimination and gender differences in political ambition in a laboratory experiment
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February 11, 2022
Media discrimination and gender differences in political ambition in a laboratory experiment
Very little research has considered how media discrimination could impact men and women’s political ambition.
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Very little research has considered how media discrimination could impact men and women’s political ambition.
Violence targeting women in politics: 10 countries to watch in 2022
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February 10, 2022
Violence targeting women in politics: 10 countries to watch in 2022
By Roudabeh Kishi
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By Roudabeh Kishi
In Pakistan, gendered politics prevail
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February 10, 2022
In Pakistan, gendered politics prevail
Pakistan’s constitution makes no distinction between genders but women in parliament know that’s not the reality in politics.
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Pakistan’s constitution makes no distinction between genders but women in parliament know that’s not the reality in politics.
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CSW 66: One decade on: How gender-sensitive are our parliaments now?
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CSW 66: One decade on: How gender-sensitive are our parliaments now?
To commemorate a decade of Gender-sensitive parliaments and take stock of parliaments’ achievements in transforming their institutions to enable women’s full and effect
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What drives women’s substantive representation in muslim-majority countries? Lessons from Turkey
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February 10, 2022
What drives women’s substantive representation in muslim-majority countries? Lessons from Turkey
Although a voluminous literature has studied the substantive representation of women, these studies have largely been confined to advanced democracies.
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Although a voluminous literature has studied the substantive representation of women, these studies have largely been confined to advanced democracies.
Women’s representation and implications for fairness, trust, and performance in local government: a survey experiment in Sri Lanka
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February 9, 2022
Women’s representation and implications for fairness, trust, and performance in local government: a survey experiment in Sri Lanka
How do quotas for women in Sri Lanka’s local government institutions affect key governance indicators such as perceived fairness, institutional trust, and perceived performance?
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How do quotas for women in Sri Lanka’s local government institutions affect key governance indicators such as perceived fairness, institutional trust, and perceived performance?
“USA”: 2022 midterm election coverage shouldn't repeat this mistake when it comes to women
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February 9, 2022
“USA”: 2022 midterm election coverage shouldn't repeat this mistake when it comes to women
By Amanda Brown Lierman
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By Amanda Brown Lierman