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https://lac.unwomen.org/en/stories/noticia/2026/04/yuliana-garcia-mesa-tambien-se-espera-que-las-ninas-y-las-mujeres-guarden-silencio
May 13, 2026
Yuliana García Mesa: “Young girls and women are also expected to stay silent, to avoid conflict. Entering politics means breaking those norms.”

Yuliana García Mesa’s path to politics began with community work. “Since I was 14, I’ve been involved in social processes,” she recalls. “I started in my parish youth group, collecting food for the elderly and organizing activities for young people.

https://thecommonwealth.org/events/rule-law-seminar-empowering-young-women-politics-across-commonwealth
May 13, 2026
Rule of Law Seminar: Empowering young women in politics across the Commonwealth

The Commonwealth Secretariat and the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association will co-host a hybrid Rule of Law Seminar focused on advancing the participation of young women in politics in member countries.

https://www.undp.org/africa/news/call-applications-african-academy-women-political-leadership
May 13, 2026
Call for Applications: African Academy for Women in Political Leadership

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in collaboration with the African School of Governance (ASG), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN), today opened applications for the inaugural cohort of the African Academy for Women in Political Leadershi

https://apjjf.org/2026/4/chai-crabtree
May 13, 2026
Descriptive and Substantive Representation: The Case of Japan’s First Female Prime Minister

Abstract: The election of Sanae Takaichi as Japan’s first female prime minister in October 2025, coupled with the Liberal Democratic Party’s historic supermajority in the February 2026 lower house election, invites examination of what women’s political leadership actually mea

https://www.boell.de/en/2026/04/19/nepals-gen-z-revolution-and-politics-visibility
May 13, 2026
Nepal’s Gen Z Revolution and the Politics of Visibility

The Gen-Z-led uprising in Nepal did not erupt out of nowhere – it emerged from intersecting pressures that had been quietly building for decades.

May 13, 2026
Filipina-led initiative launches new platform to help more women lead in Southeast Asia

Even as more women across Southeast Asia step into visible roles in business, government, and civil society, many still struggle to break into positions of real influence.

May 13, 2026
Symbiosis Launches Asia’s First UNESCO Gender Chair

Symbiosis Skills and Professional University (SSPU), Pune, has launched Asia’s first UNESCO Chair on Gender Inclusion and Skill Development.

https://www.namibian.com.na/swapo-quotas-make-politics-a-womans-world/
April 27, 2026
Swapo quotas make politics a woman’s world

Furthermore, there is no evidence of a backlash among men.

That’s what I found in a study published in October 2025 looking at the impact of gender-parity quotas in Namibia, in sub-Saharan Africa.