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Seeing women govern encourages support for women in politics – with no apparent backlash among men

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April 17, 2026

Seeing women govern encourages support for women in politics – with no apparent backlash among men

Quotas designed to bring gender parity to parliaments have an overall positive impact on support for female political leadership – especially after women members of parliament take office. Furthermore, there is no evidence of a backlash among men.

Quotas designed to bring gender parity to parliaments have an overall positive impact on support for female political leadership – especially after women members of parliament take office. Furthermore, there is no evidence of a backlash among men.

Dissecting Nigeria’s Reserved Seats Bill for Women

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January 12, 2026

Dissecting Nigeria’s Reserved Seats Bill for Women

Nigeria’s renewed push to correct decades of severe gender imbalance in political representation has thrust one proposal to the centre of national debate: the Reserved Seats Bill, a constitutional amendment legislation seeking to create additional elective seats exclusi

Nigeria’s renewed push to correct decades of severe gender imbalance in political representation has thrust one proposal to the centre of national debate: the Reserved Seats Bill, a constitutional amendment legislation seeking to create additional elective seats exclusi

Why women's representation in national poll set to be low

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January 12, 2026

Why women's representation in national poll set to be low

As Bangladesh moves towards its 13th national parliamentary election, the issue of women's political representation has once again come into sharp focus.

As Bangladesh moves towards its 13th national parliamentary election, the issue of women's political representation has once again come into sharp focus.

Women as agents of change in the MENA region?

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January 12, 2026

Women as agents of change in the MENA region?

This data story looks at the economic empowerment of women over the past decade and a half across selected Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Liban, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine*, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria,

This data story looks at the economic empowerment of women over the past decade and a half across selected Middle East and North Africa (MENA) countries (Algeria, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Liban, Libya, Morocco, Oman, Palestine*, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria,