Women Count is a resource produced by the UK Women’s Budget Group for anyone who wants to work on gender responsive budgeting. It is available as a PDF
Mrs Oluyemisi Adesina is a woman of many parts due to her lifestyle. If you call her a feminist, you are right; if you call her a politician, you are not wrong.
Development of local or regional caucus for women councillors – identifying interest and examining possible supports.
By Arwa Mahdawi,
Diya Kumari is an Indian politician who was elected as the Member of Parliament from Rajsamand constituency in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. She is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and served as a MLA from Sawai Madhopur for the term 2013-18.
These statistics track the progress and developments regarding women in the political field.
This paper explores the empowerment of women in the context of knowledge society is understood as building the ability and skills.
Women for Women International mobilizes women to change their lives by bringing a holistic approach to addressing the unique needs of women in conflict and post-conflict environments.
Women for Women’s Human Rights - New Ways is a women’s and human rights NGO established in Turkey.
By Suzanne Moore, Karen Peterson and Liane Sorenson,
List as of 7 June 2018.
Spain joins a handful of countries where women hold at least half of ministerial portfolios.
1. Spain
Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) have long played a central role in the advancement of human rights.
This report discusses issues and challenges faced by women immigrants in the United States. It also describes post 9/11 immigration legislation and recommends policy changes necessary to improve the adverse circumstances facing women immigrants in U.S.
Dr. Leila Nicolas Rahbani provides an in-depth report and analysis on the state of Arab women in the media in the Middle East and North Africa.
International IDEA has identified Political Participation and Representation as one of its four key impact areas, and the strengthening of democratic governance structures to manage and accommodate
This study reviews the barriers to women’s involvement in politics and, through case studies and research with new media users, how new media may help to increase women’s involvement at different levels of political participation, including formal representative politics.
Following 2018 elections in Ethiopia, a record-breaking number of women now hold leadership positions in the country’s government. But women still struggle to rise up the ranks in other sectors.
This wonderful infographic summarizes all the relevant data on women in all branches of government as well as legislation in place for women's political participation from around the world.
This resource kit provides tools for learning about the issues surrounding the campaign for gender balance or parity in government and gender balance in politics more generally.
About Women in Political Participation Project
KAS consolidated a training manual that would be used to conduct a long-term tailored engagement on selected aspiring women politicians on effective campaign strategies leading up to elections.
This chapter from the Lithuanian Human Development Report 1999 focuses on the situation of women in Lithuanian society.
Canada needs more women in government, and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) wants their numbers increased from the current 21.4% of municipal councils to 30% by 2026.
Women are underrepresented in most elected and appointed positions in local government in the United States.
By providing an overview of the current situation of women in local governments in the Asia-Pacific region, this presentation identifies the factors that affect their involvement in local government; discusses the impact of women as transformative leaders; and offers proposals for change.
A study conducted by local academics in San Diego County found that elected officials, especially women, are increasingly becoming targets of intimidation and threats on social media.– Researchers reviewed the Twitter accounts of elected officials da
