women in politics
May 19, 2016
Canada: All-party support for legislation to end gender inequality in politics
As MPs start debate on Bill C-237,
March 23, 2016
CSW60: Highlights on women's political participation and leadership
Every year in March, representatives of Member States, UN entities, and civil society organizations from all regions gather at the United Nations Headquarters in New York for the
March 7, 2016
iKNOW Politics wishes all its members and followers a happy Women's Day 2016!
On September 2015, the UN Sustainable Development Summit approved 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), in the context of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
February 11, 2026
15 Women in Politics to Watch, as Midterms Loom and Chaos Swirls
Women’s overall influence in American politics is on the rise.
February 11, 2026
‘Women’s freedoms are at stake’: concern at rise of Islamist party before Bangladesh election
January 25, 2025
Women This Week: Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum Responds to Executive Orders and Threats from President Trump
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.
October 5, 2014
Brazil election: Dilma Rousseff to face Aecio Neves in run-off
Brazil's presidential race will go to a second r