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How women are getting squeezed by the pandemic

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May 27, 2020

How women are getting squeezed by the pandemic

By Francesca Donner,

The coronavirus has worsened existing social and economic inequalities, especially for women.

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By Francesca Donner,

The coronavirus has worsened existing social and economic inequalities, especially for women.

May 27, 2020
Women in politics face 'daily' abuse on social media

Women in politics have spoken of their experiences of dealing with sexism and hatred on social media while voicing their political opinions.

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May 27, 2020
Kazakh government commits to gender quotas, mandatory 30 percent women in politics

On May 25, Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev signed the law titled “Amendments to the Constitutional Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan,” “Elections in the Republic of Kazakhstan” and the law on “Amendments and Additions to the Law on Political P

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How women leaders are rising to the unique challenges they’re facing from the pandemic

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May 22, 2020

How women leaders are rising to the unique challenges they’re facing from the pandemic

By Kathy Caprino,

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By Kathy Caprino,

May 22, 2020
Chief raises $15M to expand network for women leaders [EN]

Chief, the private network for women leaders, has raised $15 million in a new round of funding to expand into new cities.

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Gender and crisis of COVID-19 in Tunisia: Challenges and recommendations

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May 22, 2020

Gender and crisis of COVID-19 in Tunisia: Challenges and recommendations

This brief summarizes challenges and recommendations of the impact of the recent pandemic of COVID-19 in Tunisia on gender-based violence, access to justice, women and health, and women’s leadership and political participation.

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This brief summarizes challenges and recommendations of the impact of the recent pandemic of COVID-19 in Tunisia on gender-based violence, access to justice, women and health, and women’s leadership and political participation.

May 22, 2020
India: Women quotas in politics have unintended consequence

To rectify this inequality, a majority of countries (or at least one political party in most) have imposed female electoral quota syst

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Jacinda Ardern's global renown is great, but she must do more for women

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May 22, 2020

Jacinda Ardern's global renown is great, but she must do more for women

The gendered dimensions of political leadership during the Covid-19 crisis has achieved global proportions, with headlines claiming that women are doing things differently, and with better results.

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The gendered dimensions of political leadership during the Covid-19 crisis has achieved global proportions, with headlines claiming that women are doing things differently, and with better results.

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