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May 26, 2016
Marcela Huaita, new President of the Inter-American Commission of Women

In the framework of the XXXVII Assembly of the Inter-American Commission of Women (CIM) in Lima there were elected the new authorities that will gove

May 18, 2016
In Mexico, the President of the Federal Electoral Tribunal, assumes the Presidency and Technical Secretary of the Observatory of Political Participation of Women

During the biannual meeting of the Federal Electoral Tribunal, its president, Constancio Carrasco, has assumed the Presidency and the Technical Secreta

May 13, 2016
The state of Sinaloa, in Mexico, is a referent to achieve gender equality in politics

Lorena Cruz Sanchez, president of the Mexican National Women's Institute (INMUJERES), said that the state of Sinaloa is a pion

May 11, 2016
Work-life Balance for Mexican Women Politicians

"It is true that the way of life that we have make the time we share with our family shorter, frequently causing long absences that make negotiations with them more difficult, but I would say this is the experience of thousands of women who leave eve

March 30, 2016
Global efforts for the incorporation of the gender perspective to drug policies

The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs adopted in Vienna, Austria, a resolution on the necessi

February 9, 2016
Women and Politics in Turkey

CaféBabel, the collaborative online magazine created by young Europeans in 2001, published an article on the relationship between women and politics in Turkey.

February 1, 2016
The Congress of the State of Oaxaca approves the reform of the state law on women's access to a life without violence

The Congress of the State of Oaxaca approved last 28 January reforming the state law on women's access to a life without violence.

February 1, 2016
Mexican women politicians agree to a special protocol against political violence

In the state of Morelos (Mexico), it met last January 28 a group of women holding public office occupied or to arrange a special protocol for women who suffer political violence.

January 29, 2016
The IPU Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians

Building on the theme “Agenda 2030: Youth leading the way, leaving no one behind”, the third edition of the IPU’s Global Conference of Young Parliamentarians will take place will take place on 16 and 17 March 201

January 29, 2016
134th Inter-parliamentary Union Assembly

The 134th Assembly of the Inter-parliamentary Union will take place from 19 to 23rd of March 2016 in Lusaka, Zambia.