Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post

When Emily Gardiner first started paying attention to politics, she was 15, just beginning high school in 2016.

In her final speech as Wellington mayor, Tory Whanau spoke candidly about the relentle

Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old Kurdish girl, traveled to Tehran on a family holiday. She never returned.

In recent years, India has witnessed a significant rise in women’s empowerment, reflected in greater participation in education, politics, entrepreneurship, and social activism.

Reflections on the 11th IPU Global Conference for Young Parliamentarians

Sanae Takaichi is poised to make history as Japan’s first female prime minister.

Women face an uphill battle to political election, and they continue to confront barriers to success afterward. But the type of legislature in their states can make a difference.

The harassment of women is nothing alien in Bangladesh, but when it comes to politics, the hostility is sharpened and deliberate. Women candidates, and anyone who dares to support them, are unfairly attacked, judged, and harassed.

Every fall, as Parliament returns and calendars quickly fill with receptions, meetings, and fundraisers, one gathering on the Hill stands out from the rest.