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The Christian Science Monitor
March 22, 2024
Women are fighting for more than political power in Senegal’s presidential election

It’s presidential campaign season in Senegal’s capital city and all over town the candidates’ faces beam down at voters from posters tacked to light poles and plastered on billboards.

Global Voices
March 21, 2024
International Women's Day: Latin American cities protest for women's rights

Every March 8, millions of women mobilize in Latin America to be part of the agenda of International Women's Day.

GZERO Media
March 21, 2024
Online violence means real-world danger for women in politics like EU's Lucia Nicholsonová

In a compelling dialogue from a GZERO Global Stage discussion on gender equality in the age of AI, Lucia Nicholsonová, former Slovak National Assembly vice president and current member of European Parliament for Slovakia, recounts her harrowing personal experiences with

Three in four women not comfortable expressing political opinions online

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March 20, 2024

Three in four women not comfortable expressing political opinions online

Three quarters (77%) of women are not comfortable expressing political opinions online because of fears they will be targeted by harmful online behaviours such as misogyny, trolling, threats and harassment,

Three quarters (77%) of women are not comfortable expressing political opinions online because of fears they will be targeted by harmful online behaviours such as misogyny, trolling, threats and harassment,

Horn Observer
March 20, 2024
Somali women MPs rally against opposition to women's participation in politics

MOGADISHU (HORN OBSERVER) – In a press conference joined by local women activists on Monday, Somali women Members of Parliament (MPs) expressed their frustration and lack of political will to include a 30% women quota in the constitutional amendments amidst a heated de

Dr Stefanie Reher on researching disabled women's experiences in politics

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March 20, 2024

Dr Stefanie Reher on researching disabled women's experiences in politics

As part of Strathclyde Women's Week 2024, we are focusing on the work of Humanities & Social Sciences academics whose research relates particularly to the experiences of women and girls.

As part of Strathclyde Women's Week 2024, we are focusing on the work of Humanities & Social Sciences academics whose research relates particularly to the experiences of women and girls.

Source: UN Women
March 20, 2024
Shaping the agenda: Youth engagement and empowerment at the 68th session of the Commission on the Status of Women

After an invigorating three-day assembly, the CSW68 Youth Forum, held on 15–17 March 2024, closed with renewed commitments and actionable insights.

International IDEA
March 19, 2024
Statement at the 68th Commission on the Status of Women

Excellencies,

Global Voices
March 19, 2024
Women march for Palestine and against patriarchy in Pakistan

On International Women’s Day, March 8, women in major cities across Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore, Karachi and Multan,

Why quota system is crucial for women inclusion in politics

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March 18, 2024

Why quota system is crucial for women inclusion in politics

It is common knowledge that despite the invaluable contribution of women to Nigeria’s electoral process since the r

It is common knowledge that despite the invaluable contribution of women to Nigeria’s electoral process since the r