For all the setbacks for the world’s women in 2025—job losses that rival those of the pandemic, worsening toxicity of the online “manosphere,” a certain presidential rebuke directed to a female reporter that invoked a farm animal—the leaders and vanguards on the 2
Stakeholders, women leaders and development partners have called for increased participation of women in leadership and governance
YAMBIO – The Speaker of South Sudan’s Western Equatoria State Legislative Assembly, Ann Tunna Richard, has urged women to actively participate in politics ahead of South Sudan’s December 2026 general elections.
International IDEA convened the Central Africa Dialogue on Advancing the Transformation of Gender Social Norms to Enhance Women and Youth Participation and Representation in Leadership and Decision-Making. The Dialogue was convened within the fr
Tirana, 15 December 2025 – Media monitoring of Albania’s 2025 parliamentary elections found persistent gender imbalances and violence against women in politics, particularly in media coverage and online discourse.
Marigona Shabiu, executive director at YIHR
Marigona Shabiu, executive director at YIHR
Three decades after the Beijing Platform for Action, the groundbreaking UN declaration that affirmed that women’s rights are human rights, the global movement for gender equality and women’s empowerment is under strain.
Three decades after the Beijing Platform for Action, the groundbreaking UN declaration that affirmed that women’s rights are human rights, the global movement for gender equality and women’s empowerment is under strain.
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The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has cautioned that Nigeria’s continued exclusion of women from political leadership positions is no longer merely a social concern but a growing threat to the nation’s competitiveness in an increasingly dynamic global land