Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post

Despite historic gains in the past two congressional elections in the US, women hold just 27% of the seats. As Americans prepare to reshape Congress in the midterms, could Bolivia inspire change?

Nigeria’s two dominant parties, ACP and PDP, have less than 6 per cent of their parliamentary candidates as women.

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Italy recently joined Great Britain, Finland and New Zealand after the country elected its first woman prime minister.

ARVADA, Colo. — Not long after the Supreme Court ended the constitutional right to abortion, Robin Kupernik and Elizabeta Stacishin met for lunch and then went for a walk through the Denver Botanic Gardens. “We were both angry,” Kupernik later recalled.

Afro latinos face immense challenges to be represented in politics. These Black women in Latin America have been breaking the mold.

Despite being 53% of eligible voters, participation of women in Brazilian politics is still much lower compared to men.

Women have always been trailblazers in the West. Why are some states falling behind?

A new women’s parliamentary caucus is needed at a time when they are being brazenly discriminated.