Women's political participation

Changing scenarios and increasing awareness are expected to an enhanced representation of women in the forthcoming state assembly elections.

With only three female aldermen on the last council and just one woman running for mayor, some people are wondering why more women aren’t interested in seeking public office.

India had a woman Prime Minister long before the West elected one, but there have been very few women Cabinet ministers to date. Preneet Kaur of t

With Janet Yellen slated to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve, the nation is abuzz with the implications of her historic nomination.

President Obama's nomination of the qualified, prescient, and eminently deserving Janet Yellen as the chairman (chairwoman?) of the Federal Reserve yesterday will make her — if confirmed — the first woman in history to hold the position. It's far from the only D.C.

If Janet Yellen becomes head of the Federal Reserve, as she is expected to in January, she will become one of the most powerful women in the world. But who are the others? Yellen will be the first woman to head the mighty US Federal Reserve if she takes over at the central bank in January.