November 28, 2013
Celebrating 120 Years of Women’s Suffrage
Twenty-eighth November 2013 marked the 120th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand, the first country in the world to give women the vote.
women in politics
November 28, 2013
Political Parties - Allies or Foes on Gender Sensitive Parliaments?
Women MPs have urged political parties to commit to gender equality as an inherent political objective and assume their role as key entry points to women’s political participation at an IPU-organized event during the Women in Parliaments G
November 28, 2013
Japan's Abe appoints first ever female PM aide
Japan's Shinzo Abe on Friday named the country's first ever female aide to the prime minister, just weeks after Caroline Kennedy arrived as the first woman US ambassador to Tokyo, AFP reports.
November 28, 2013
As Fund-Raisers in Congress, Women Break the Cash Ceiling
The first time Senator Patty Murray ran for local office, she was so embarrassed to ask people for money for her campaign that she and her husband held a garage sale.
November 27, 2013
Women MPs must man up. We need more battleaxes, fewer shrinking violets
As yet another female Tory MP announces she is to stand down, the soul-searching has begun about why women still find life in the Commons so unbearable. Laura Sandys says she is
November 27, 2013
Rwanda: Minister Gasinzigwa Calls for More Women in Peace-Keeping Missions
The call was made on Tuesday by the Minister for Gender and Family Promotion, Oda Gasinzigwa at the closure of a two-day workshop on building capacity of prisons warders on international peacekeeping missions.
November 26, 2013
Where are the women leaders?
If women are to achieve equality, they need a voice and a seat at the table. It's time to set measurable goals to affect change.
November 26, 2013
Rethinking the role of women in politics
What is the appropriate role of women in political life?
Are women fundamentally different than men? How does “femininity” qualify or disqualify women from political participation?
November 24, 2013
Turkey: women want bigger role in politics
As the deadline for the finalization of Turkey's local election electoral lists draws closer, an association of women's groups has launched a campaign to entice political party leaders to nominate more women as candidates in 2014 elections.