Samoa is set to get its first female prime minister, marking the end of unprecedented political drama in the small Pacific island nation of 200,000 people.

A record number of women have been elected to the Scottish Parliament, with 58 female MSPs winning seats in the Holyrood election.

More Black women ran in the 2020 cycle than ever before, and advocates expect 2022 will break that record.

This is a drop from the previous assembly election in 2016, when the State elected 21 women (about nine per cent) into power.

The recent resignation of a former cabinet minster puts the Nova Scotia Liberals in a minority situation, with just 24 seats in the 51-seat legislature.

The first woman of colour elected to the Welsh Parliament said she wants to inspire and be "a voice" for those who have faced barriers entering politics.

Chilean women made such a strong showing in elections to pick candidates to draft the country's new constitution that adjustments to ensure the body was equally split between genders had to be made in favor of more men, elections b

Chileans to elect 155-strong assembly made up of equivalent men and women to set out new framework and enshrine equal rights