gender gap

A Solomon Islands politician says women in her country are fed up with not benefitting from any of the money that passes through the hands of her male counterparts.

Rhoda Sikilabu is a former deputy premier of Isabel province and now a provincial assembly member who is standing in next year’s general election.

She has just completed an exchange to Melbourne under the Pacific Women’s Parliamentary Partnerships scheme - something she says is proving vital in helping her to improve the lives of her constituents.

Armenian sociologist characterized adoption of gender equality law as a senseless and dangerous move.

“If we become an associate member of the European Union, we will automatically take on commitments supposed by the EU treaty which fully protects the rights of sexual and ethnic minorities,” Aharon Adibekyan told reporters, News.am reports

We invite you to read the full article published August 21, 2013

Quotas should be introduced to increase the numbers of women in parliament and public life to address the "dire" gender balance in Westminster, authors have told the Edinburgh international book festival.

Kamila Shamsie, the novelist, and Kate Mosse, the author and founder of the Women's Prize for Fiction, argued that quotas for women in parliament, though according to Mosse "a blunt tool", could "effect real change".

Albania's new government will include six women ministers, representing a drastic change not only in the country, but also setting a positive example in the region.

"Having six women in the government is a positive step for Albania and the region towards achieving gender equality standards and the intended democracy," Blerina Metaj, a programme co-ordinator for the Coalition for the Promotion of Women and Youth in Politics in Tirana, told SETimes.

Do you think it's harder or easier for women to advance in politics than it is for men?

We invite you to read the poll published July 11 2013 by The National Journal

It’s difficult to find a politician, politico or pundit who denies Republicans have a “women” problem. At best, it seems Republicans fail to engage with women voters effectively, and at worst conservatives seem determined to alienate large swaths of the female electorate with outrageous or ill-considered comments.

We invite you to read the full article published July 10 2013 by Forbes

When female candidates are running for office, is the media coverage different?

Yes, according to new research led by Johanna Dunaway, an Assistant Professor of Political Science and Mass Communication of Louisiana State University.

The study, published in the most recent issue of Political Research Quarterly, found that the gender of the people running in an election influenced newspaper articles about the candidates. Articles about female candidates included more discussion of character traits than articles about male candidates.

A report claims women are less interested in current affairs. Maybe that's because of the level of discussion. Why are so many women so detached from politics? It is a mystery and one that only deepens with the publication of Gender Matters Globally, a study that compared the gender gap in political knowledge in 10 different nations and now, having concluded its research, uses the word "grim" to describe the prospects for female awareness in developing countries.