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Ahead of 2024, political experts and commentators were calling this “the year of democracy”. It was deemed a “make or break year”, as around 1.5 billion peop

Despite some progress over the past decade, women's representation in political leadership remains limited globally.

Gender quotas have become an important mechanism for promoting gender equality in political representation.

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In the final week of the US presidential election campaign, there is a real possibility a woman will make it into the top job. But why has it taken so long – and has Kamala Harris got what it takes to make history?

In Chile, the last municipal elections were held on the 15th and 16th of May of 2021.

Women are voluntarily leaving politics not because of sexism, double standards or work-life balance, but because they feel under-utilised, according to a new study.