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Pakistan: Rehana Laghari for election reforms to strengthen role of women in politics

Acting Speaker Sindh Assembly and Pattern in Chief Women Parliamentary Caucus Sindh Rehana Laghari, on Wednesday, stressed on need of reforms in the election laws to strengthen role of women in politics.She was addressing a consultative meeting of Women Parliamentary Caucus of National and Sindh...

When woman president of United Nations General Assembly was given a back row seat at a global summit

When the United Nations commemorated ‘International Day of Women in Diplomacy’ last week, the President of the General Assembly (PGA) Csaba Kőrösi rightly pointed out the woeful absence of women to hold that position in the UN hierarchy.“Women have played a central role in the history of the United...

Czech Republic: New project aims to protect female politicians against hate speech

#StopHate is a project focusing on the problem of hateful attacks against women who are active in politics and public life, aiming to gather information from female academics, politicians, activists and journalists about their experience and contribute to their protection, the organisers said...

Parliaments play a crucial role in women’s equal right to participate

Women of all ages, backgrounds and ideologies across the globe are pushing to be part of the decision-making process, despite the odds stacked against their participation.“Only 26.5 per cent of parliamentarians are women and in just 36 countries we have a woman head of State or Government”, said UN...

Strengthening women's political participation: a snapshot of UNDP-supported projects across the globe

In this report, UNDP explores a long standing and important focus area - strengthening women’s political participation and gender equality in governance. This report aims to highlight the ways in which UNDP supports women's political participation across the globe. To understand the scale, scope,...

Women in Nigerian politics: Where lies 35 percent affirmative action?

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu had in his manifesto during the campaigns for the election that brought him into office, promised to work with the National Assembly (10th Assembly) to pass a law to increase women’s participation in government to at least 35 percent, if elected.Tinubu in the 80-page...

Combatting sexual harassment in Canada’s legislative assemblies

This report highlights the key findings from research conducted by Equal Voice on sexual harassment in Canada’s legislative Assemblies.Click here to access the report.

USA: Women in state legislatures 2022

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Rhoda Sikilabu, Premier for Isabel Province and the first female Premier in the Solomon Islands (Melanesian Women Today/Facebook)

Solomon Islands’ first female premier: lessons learned

In late March 2022, 16 years after she was first elected to the Isabel Provincial Assembly in Solomon Islands, Rhoda Sikilabu became the country’s first female premier. The four-time MPA and former Deputy Premier replaced Leslie Kikolo who resigned a day before he faced a motion of no confidence....

Women In Politics Study - Abacus/ Equal Voice

Canada: Women in politics study

This document presents the result of a series of surveys conducted by Abacus Data in January 2022, about women in politics and the future of women in politics.Click here to access the report.

2022 Women in US municipal office

Data provided by the Center for American Women and Politics and KnowWho Data Services. Numbers include members and officers of the municipal legislative branch of incorporated cities and towns with populations over 10,000 as per the U.S. Census. These bodies vary by municipality, but include city...

A voter casts a ballot. (Mainichi/Kimi Takeuchi)

No kiss, no vote: Survey shows female politicians in Japan victims of sexual harassment

A survey on politicians in Japan has shown that many former and current female national legislators and local assembly members have been subject to sexual harassment."I was threatened that if I did not kiss them, they would not vote for me," and "I was told that young women win elections even if...