Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post

Marina Silva by Lucile Huguet, iKNOW Politics writer.             Marina Silva is a female political activist from Brazil who has been involved in the fight to protect our planet since the age of twenty five.

By  Xingyu (Phyllis) Lu

"It is now more dangerous to be a woman than to be a soldier in modern wars." These are not the words of a woman who has faced the violence and ferocity of conflict, but words of Major General Patrick Cammaert, who served as the Deputy Force Commander of the United Nations Mission to the Democrat

The rising influence of new information and communication technologies (ICTs) has paralleled the rapid development of women’s political participation worldwide.

Well known for its highly articulate and influential women, Pakistan is also notorious for the severe restrictions placed on women’s personal and political liberties.

Progress and challenges for women politicians in the region

Participation in electoral politics has declined across Western Europe in recent decades as citizens have become increasingly disillusioned with conventional forms of politics.

Editorial by Charles Chauvel, Advisor for Parliamentary Development, UNDP

As an implementing partner of iKNOW Politics, UNDP calls attention to its newly-adopted gender equality strategy for the period 2014-2017. The strategy seeks to ensure that gender equality and women’s empowerment are integrated into every aspect of UNDP’s work to support countries in eradicating poverty and reducing inequalities and exclusion...