As the prominence of women in politics increases, so does the incidence of violence against women in politics. This section highlights news, interviews, resources and events on violence against women in politics
Almost 10 years ago, I worked as a topless waitress. I never realised the profound impact those few months would have on my entire life
If we’ve learned anything over the past few weeks, it’s that we need more women in politics, not less.
It’s no...
Women Parliamentarians as peacebuilders: displacing hate speech with the discourse of respect
Experience during the pandemic confirms that the deployment by political actors of hate speech in the digital space exponentially promotes real-time political violence, particularly in countries with populist or authoritarian leanings. It acts as a...
New data on Google searches lays bare the obstacles female politicians face in trying to connect with an electorate, especially if they’re becoming well-known for the first time.
Search data gathered during four weeks of the 2019 general election...
Women in politics have spoken of their experiences of dealing with sexism and hatred on social media while voicing their political opinions.
Gender equality charity Chwarae Teg said it feared a growing number of women were being put off standing for...
In recent years, a rising tide of women’s activism has swept across the world. Online and on the streets, millions of women have raised their voices and called for action against systemic abuse, harassment, and discrimination. This activism has...
By Ruhi Khan,
A hundred years ago, on November 28 1919, Nancy Astor was elected and became the first woman Member of Parliament to take up her seat and enter Westminster. A hundred years later, in a series of shocking revelations, more and more...
For groups training the next generation of women in politics, the main message is: Do not post. Anything. It’s not fair. It’s not the same for men. But anything you post will be fair game.
The young women in the room knew the story of the California...
MPs have increasingly become the target of abuse - and some women politicians say they are bearing the brunt of it.
Labour MP Rachel Reeves - who has written a history of women in Parliament - recalls how the first female MP to take up her seat,...
Issues around sexism and work-life balance contribute to the dearth of women in politics, a new study has found.
The study, conducted by researchers at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and the University of Zurich and...
“Increasing the proportion of women in public institutions makes them more representative, increases innovation, improves decision-making and benefits whole societies” - António Guterres, United Nations Secretary-General, Message on International...
Women MPs discuss bullying, harassment and other misconduct during a public panel discussion to mark 125 years of suffrage.
Labour’s Ruth Dyson spoke about receiving death threats, as did the Greens’ Golriz Ghahraman, who remembered someone saying...
Two powerful women – Sheikh Hasina and Khaleda Zia – have dominated Bangladeshi politics for decades, but the South Asian country's women are still underrepresented in parliament and are politically marginalized.
Nazla Ibtesham, an 18-year-old...
NEW DELHI(Thomson Reuters Foundation) - From media to sports and business, a wave of #MeToo revelations has rocked India this year, but the movement has left the country’s male-dominated politics largely untouched - and that needs to change,...
By Ani Gasparyan,
The 2018 midterm elections made significant strides for the Democratic Party. But the same can’t be said for women in politics.
A record number of women ran this year and won seats in Congress. A total of 256 women ran for office...
Women are being shut out of Palestinian politics and excluded from peace talks, according to Randa Siniora, the first female Palestinian campaigner to address the UN security council.
Speaking at the UN on Thursday, she said that while women in the...
By Oscar López,
Ever since she was a young girl growing up in the rough suburbs of Mexico City, Citlalli Hernández had big political dreams. “I always thought that something was wrong with the country, that I had to do something to transform it,”...
Bolivia is one of only two democracies in the world – the other is Rwanda – where there are more women in congress than men. But as women gain more political power, they’re also becoming the target of violent attacks from those opposed to change....
