Report / White Paper

Progress on the Sustainable Development Goals: The gender snapshot 2023

This publication is the latest instalment in the annual series jointly produced by UN Women and UN DESA. The report provides a comprehensive analysis of gender equality progress across all 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Halfway to the end...

Wednesday, June 21, 2023

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

UNDP

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...

Tuesday, May 23, 2023

Summit for Democracy Cohort on Gender Equality as a Prerequisite for Democracy

International IDEA

During the Summit for Democracy Year of Action, the S4D cohort on Gender Equality as a Prerequisite for Democracy identified recommendations for strengthening democracy by promoting gender equality, Statement and Roadmap of recommendations. The co-...

Friday, March 31, 2023

Summit for Democracy Cohort on Gender Equality as a Prerequisite

International IDEA

Tuesday, March 07, 2023

Inter-parliamentary Union

Women in parliament 2022: The year in review

In 2022, women’s leadership in the world’s parliaments continued with a slow pace of incremental growth as the world re-emerged after two years of COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns and losses. Women reached new milestones in parliamentary representation...

Friday, February 10, 2023

Women's Political Participation in Jordan: Barriers, opportunities and gender sensitivity of select political institutions

OECD

A core component of the three-year regional OECD-MENA Transition Fund project on “Promoting women’s participation in parliaments and policy-making,” is conducting a country-based, peer-reviewed assessment of the existing opportunities and current...

Report: WOMEN AT THE TABLE: INSIGHTS FROM LEBANESE WOMEN IN POLITICS (UN Women)

Thursday, December 15, 2022

Women at the table: Insights from Lebanese women in politics

UN Women and ESCWA conducted in-depth interviews with seven Lebanese women in politics who were all ‘first’s’ in different ways. They include the first female Minister of Interior in Lebanon and the Arab world, the first female Minister to have a...

Hate in plain sight: Abuse targeting women ahead of the 2022 midterm elections on TikTok and Instagram

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

Institute for Strategic Dialogue

Hate in plain sight: Abuse targeting women ahead of the 2022 midterm elections on TikTok and Instagram

Online abuse has a profound impact on the health of democratic societies, threatening progress on diversity and representation in politics. Research has shown that abuse can deter women and individuals from minority groups from pursuing careers in...

Tuesday, December 13, 2022

From outrage to opportunity

Internews

How to Include the Missing Perspectives of Women of All Colors in News Leadership and Coverage — a new report from Luba Kassova. From Outrage to Opportunity: How to Include the Missing Perspectives of Women of All Colors in News Leadership and...

CFJ-UNESCO global study: Online violence against women journalists (cover: ICFJ)

Friday, December 09, 2022

CFJ-UNESCO global study: Online violence against women journalists

ICFJ

With the support of UNESCO, the International Center for Journalists (ICFJ) has published a groundbreaking, book-length global study on online violence against women journalists, documenting alarming trends and offering solutions to this pernicious...

Preventing violence against women in politics – Benchmarks for political parties (Report cover)

Monday, December 05, 2022

Preventing violence against women in politics – Benchmarks for political parties

Demo Finland

Preventing Violence Against Women in Politics – Benchmarks for Political Parties (2022) is a joint paper by democracy organisations working with political parties, which presents interventions for political parties on how to prevent and address any...

Addressing violence against women in politics in the OSCE region: Toolkit

Friday, December 02, 2022

Addressing violence against women in politics in the OSCE region: Toolkit

OSCE

Violence against women in all its forms is perceived by the OSCE as one of the most pervasive impediments to women’s full, equal and effective participation in political and public life and as a threat to human security. Yet, it is prevalent across...

Towards improved measures of gender inequality: An evaluation of the United Nations Development Programme’s Gender Inequality Index and a proposal (Picture: UN Women)

Tuesday, November 29, 2022

Towards improved measures of gender inequality: An evaluation of the United Nations Development Programme’s Gender Inequality Index and a proposal

This paper proposes replacing the United Nations Development Programme’s (UNDP) Gender Inequality Index with two new gender indexes: the Global Gender Parity Index (GGPI) and the Women’s Empowerment Index (WEI). The proposal builds on a review of...

Gender inequality in local Irish politics highlighted in new research

Thursday, November 24, 2022

Ireland: Women's voices in the Council's Chamber

Cork City Council

UCC research, carried out on behalf of Cork City Council’s Women’s Caucus, has recommended that gender quota legislation be introduced before the next local government elections to help increase the number of female councillors around the country. ...

Gender equality in public administration: Where are the women in environmental and climate change ministries? (UNDP)

Thursday, November 24, 2022

Gender equality in public administration: Where are the women in environmental and climate change ministries?

UNDP

Building on the data in the global report on Gender Equality in Public Administration (GEPA), this policy brief looks at women's participation in and leadership of environmental protection ministries as well as all ministries tasked officially with...

Leadership pathways of women in Samoa (Picture UN Women)

Friday, November 11, 2022

Leadership pathways of women in Samoa

In December 2020, Sustineo was engaged UN Women under the Women in Leadership in Samoa (WILS) Project to lead the design and implementation of Research on Leadership Pathways of Women in Samoa. The purpose was to better understand the barriers that...

Friday, November 04, 2022

Women’s leadership in the ASEAN region

Gender equality and women’s empowerment are central to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Community Vision 2025 of the Association for Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). They are also key to fostering a more sustainable and inclusive...

Gender gains overshadowed by constitutional violation: An analysis of the situation for women in politics after the 2022 Kenya elections

Friday, November 04, 2022

Gender gains overshadowed by constitutional violation: An analysis of the situation for women in politics after the 2022 Kenya elections

Reliefweb

From a gender perspective, three main lessons can be learnt from the general election. First, gender issues are on the rise, a fact shown not least by the appointment of the first-ever women running mate for one of the two main presidential...