Quotas

In Zimbabwe, a deeply conservative country, fewer women have participated as candidates in elections since independence in 1980, compared to men.

There are currently just 30 female presidents and prime ministers worldwide.

As Kenya prepares to vote in a new president next month, we take a closer look at the role of women in the country’s politics. In Uganda, we bring you a report on efforts to respond to a major hunger crisis in the country’s northeast.

In the months of July and August, Senegal and Kenya will hold their general elections. However, the big question remains: Where do Senegalese and Kenyan women stand on their quest to parliamentary mandates and political offices?

This paper examines the barriers that still inhibit women’s political participation in Georgia, Moldova, and Ukraine.

"The next step is to move away from symbolic representation for women to have more female politicians in influential decision-making positions," writes Saad Hafiz.

Given Mexico's progress in this area, we don't even lead North America. Gender quotas are an effective solution.

Linda Reynolds’ newfound enthusiasm for quotas ignores the many reasons women are turning away from her party.

It's been four years since the gender parity law was passed in Japan, with an aim of fielding an equal number of female and male candidates in elections. Still, the male-dominated political environment has not changed.