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May 23, 2016
Why the Gender Leadership Gap is so much worse for women of color

"From corporate boardrooms to the h

Women political activists hold placards as they march during a rally to mark International Women’s Day in Karachi, Pakistan.
June 9, 2024
Gender Parity

PAKISTAN ranks low on the Gender Gap Index in the World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report, 2023. On women’s political empowerment, it ranked 95th out of 146 countries, with only a handful of women occupying senior, managerial, policy- and decision-making posts.

July 21, 2014
The Gender Gap Exists When It Comes to Who Donates to Political Campaigns

The gender gap in American salaries is well documented, but it turns out this disparity in pay extends into the political realm as well. Women also donate much less to political campaigns than their male counterparts.

March 28, 2014
California's 'Close The Gap' Tour Is Demanding Gender Equality In Politics

California boasts two female senators.

We are the only state to advance women's reproductive rights in the last few years.

February 10, 2014
How Running For Office Is Different For Mothers

Women can and do run for office, but their path to politics differs from the one most men follow. Women are generally asked to run and likely to have been recruited.

January 30, 2014
Lack Of Women At Davos Reflects The Gender Gap In Global Leadership

As world leaders met on a global stage for the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland this past week, it wasn’t hard to notice that something was missing.

December 14, 2013
In Chile, women politicians rise, but women's rights lag

“In Chile, the skirt’s in charge,” blared the headline of Santiago tabloid La Cuarta the day after Michelle Bachelet and Evelyn Matthei advanced to a second round in the country’s presidential race.

December 13, 2013
On Election Day, Latin America Willingly Trades Machismo for Female Clout

When Chileans vote Sunday for their next leader, they will choose between a former president seeking to expand access to higher education broadly and a staunch conservative opposing tax increases aimed at reducing Chile’s high levels of inequality.

December 6, 2013
Sexist MPs aren't macho. They're pathetic dweebs

The MPs making obscene gestures at Sarah Champion and other women in the Commons are the backbench nonentities.