Sandrea Falconer, the minister with responsibility for gender affairs, in a statement in the Senate on Friday, said that women have broken the glass ceiling in politics but there is need for more to be involved in the process.
Could the next British prime minister be a woman? A surge of rumors in Parliament means it looks marginally more plausible this week than it did last week.
Women’s representation in parliaments round the world increased by nearly one percentage point in 2012, an advance that highlights the key rol
For years women have been treated as outsiders at Westminster. Now, the time feels right for female politicians. So can the Tories' Theresa May and Labour's Yvette Cooper seize the moment?
Israel is usually described as a Western democracy. But there are many areas where Israel cannot pride itself on having obtained such positives stats.
The local elections in March 2014 will have a vital bearing on the future of Turkish politics. The presence of women in the parliament, although still totally inadequate, went up to 14.5 % in the last elections. However, the status of women in local administrations is truly dismal.
An icon of power women represent strength, will and grace, even under a line of fire.
President Michael D Higgins said last night that the low level of women in the political world was of serious concern.