March 22, 2018
Cook Islands Women Parliamentarians Caucus to Boost Equal Representation
This article was published by UNDP on March 8, 2018.
March 19, 2018
History in the making as Trinidad and Tobago's first female president sworn in
Eight years after the country's first female Prime Minister was elected, Trinidad and Tobago witnessed the swearing-in ceremony of the country's first female President, Paula-Mae Weekes.
March 19, 2018
Tasmania elects majority of women in Australia state first
Tasmania has become the first state in Australian history to elect a majority of female MPs to its legislature.
March 19, 2018
Almost half of women in politics have faced abuse or violence
Global survey ahead of London summit finds 44% faced serious abuse, including threats of murder, rape and assault.
March 19, 2018
Marielle Franco, Brazilian politician and critic of police brutality, murdered
Rio de Janeiro councilwoman Marielle Franco was on her way home Wednesday evening when she and her driver were shot and killed on the road.
March 12, 2018
IPU celebrates International Women’s Day and calls for action to advance gender equality
Statement by Senator Gabriela Cuevas Barron, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
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CSW Side Event on "“The Role of Parliaments as Partners in Women, Peace and Security”
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CSW Side Event on "“The Role of Parliaments as Partners in Women, Peace and Security”
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Launch Event at CSW 62: A Practitioner’s Toolkit on Women’s Access to Justice Programming
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Launch Event at CSW 62: A Practitioner’s Toolkit on Women’s Access to Justice Programming
Under the priority theme: “Challenges and opportunities in achieving gender equality and the empowerment of rural women and girls,” the sixty-second session of the Commission on t
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Side Event at CSW 62 on fighting violence against women in politics
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Side Event at CSW 62 on fighting violence against women in politics
Collective work to eliminate VAWP must become a global matter of priority.
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Side Event at CSW 62 on making it safe for women in politics: Seeking institutional solutions
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Side Event at CSW 62 on making it safe for women in politics: Seeking institutional solutions
The movement set off by the #MeToo campaign exemplifies the global magnitude of the culture of sexual harassment and assault.
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