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Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Australia MP says male colleague used to breathe on her neck in parliament
BBC News
A prominent Australian politician says she has been subjected to ongoing harassment inside the nation's parliament. Former cabinet minister Karen Andrews alleges an unnamed male colleague used to "breathe on" her neck and make crude remarks in the...
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Monday, July 24, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Analysis: concerns as women’s representation in Nigerian parliament declines after 2023 elections
Premium Times
Nigeria’s estimated population of over 200 million people makes it the most populous nation in Africa. Women and girls comprise 49.32 per cent of that population. However, you are unlikely to notice this in the political life of the country...
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Tuesday, July 11, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Analysis: Why there aren’t more women in the 2024 Republican presidential field
PBS News
As Republicans keep jumping into the 2024 race for president, one demographic group seems notably lacking: women. More than a dozen candidates are seeking the nomination, including several long shots who announced their bids in recent weeks, in what...
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Source: Ms Magazine
Friday, June 09, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Amplifying women’s congressional power
Ms Magazine
Having women represented in legislative bodies makes for better governing. Intentional efforts can amplify women’s power—and staying power—in the halls of Congress. Dr. Maya Kornberg has spent a lot of time thinking about congressional committees...
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WA Premier Mark McGowan has named Sabine Winton as one of two additions to his cabinet. (Facebook: Sabine Winton )
Friday, December 16, 2022
Australia: Mark McGowan's new cabinet takes shape, with Jackie Jarvis and Sabine Winton joining ranks
ABC
First-term MP Jackie Jarvis and Wanneroo MP Sabine Winton have been elevated to Mark McGowan's WA cabinet. They will take the places of retiring party veteran Alannah MacTiernan and outgoing Water Minister Dave Kelly, who announced last week he...
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Addressing violence against women in politics in the OSCE region: Toolkit
Friday, December 02, 2022
Report / White Paper
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...
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Liberal senator Jane Hume and former party director Brian Loughnane are reviewing May’s election loss.CREDIT:ALEX ELLINGHAUSEN/LOUISE KENNERLEY
Friday, December 02, 2022
Australia Liberals’ election review to back pipeline, not quotas, to attract women to party
The Sydney Morning Herald
A secret review into the Liberals’ disastrous election loss in May has ruled out formal quotas for the number of women MPs in federal parliament and instead recommends a British-style recruitment drive to improve the party’s gender balance. Former...
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DMK leader Kanimozhi openly apologised on her Twitter account (File)
Monday, October 31, 2022
After DMK functionary’s derogatory remark against women, Kanimozhi apologises: “This can never be tolerated”
The Indian Express
Saidai Sadiq said that unlike the DMK, BJP depended on the "actresses" to make inroads into Tamil Nadu. Lok Sabha MP and DMK leader Kanimozhi Thursday issued an apology after a party functionary made a derogatory remark against women BJP leaders,...
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Pelosi has repeatedly condemned heated and violent Republican rhetoric in recent years. (Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post)
Monday, October 31, 2022
Attack on Nancy Pelosi’s husband follows years of GOP demonizing her
The Washington Post
A man with right-wing views who broke into the House speaker’s home yelled “Where is Nancy?” before assaulting Paul Pelosi with a hammer, police say. In 2010, Republicans launched a “Fire Pelosi” project — complete with a bus tour, a #FIREPELOSI...
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Australia: New First Nations female parliamentarians deliver powerful maiden speeches (Picture: APP)
Friday, August 05, 2022
Australia: New First Nations female parliamentarians deliver powerful maiden speeches
NITV
Labor Senator for Victoria Jana Stewart made history by becoming the youngest First Nations woman elected to the Parliament, while Marion Scrymgour and Jacinta Price spoke of issues facing Territory communities. Three Aboriginal women made their...
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Kenya's opposition leader Raila Odinga arrives for the Azimio la Umoja at the Moi International Sports Centre in Kasarani, Nairobi, Kenya, December 10, 2021 [File: Baz Ratner/Reuters]
Wednesday, August 03, 2022
Ahead of Kenya elections, female politicians face abuse, attacks
Aljazeera
Dozens of female candidates have been physically assaulted while campaigning ahead of the August 9 elections in Kenya. Liz Njue, a Kenyan psychologist who wanted to stand for a county assembly seat, had just arrived to vote in her party primary when...
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Former defence minister Linda Reynolds during Question Time in the Senate, June 17, 2021. Image © Mick Tsikas / AAP Images
Monday, July 11, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Australia: Women’s Lib(eral Party)
The Monthly
Linda Reynolds’ newfound enthusiasm for quotas ignores the many reasons women are turning away from her party. There is no doubt that the Liberal Party has a lot of work to do in order to, as deputy leader Sussan Ley kept saying on Monday’s...
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Stacey Abrams, the Democratic gubernatorial nominee in Georgia, speaks during a campaign event in Reynolds on June 4, 2022. Abrams faces GOP Gov. Brian Kemp in the general election in November. (CNN)
Tuesday, July 05, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
After year of historic political gains, Black women continue push toward governorships
CNN
(CNN)In 2018, Stacey Abrams came within 1.4 percentage points of clinching the governor's mansion in Georgia. Her stinging loss to Republican Brian Kemp is still on the hearts of many of her most fervent supporters some four years later. Though...
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International IDEA's Rumbidzai Kandawasvika-Nhundu, Senior Advisor for Democracy and Inclusion, presents information on gender equality approaches during the Albania 2022 International Forum for Gender Equality “Equality and Me” held on 27 May 2023.
Friday, June 10, 2022
Albania addresses gender equality in decision-making beyond gender quotas
International IDEA
International IDEA presented its latest data on gender quotas at the Albania 2022 International Forum for Gender Equality “Equality and Me”, which focused on developing a stronger commitment for gender equality. The Forum held on 27 May provided a...
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Australia: Our new parliament will have record numbers of women – will this finally make it a safe place to work? (Picture: Diego Fedele/ AAP)
Friday, June 03, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Australia: Our new parliament will have record numbers of women – will this finally make it a safe place to work?
The Conversation
The 2022 federal election was a win for women candidates, and a historic moment in Australia’s journey towards a parliament that truly endorses and promotes gender equality in all its work. At this stage of counting, it looks as though the House of...
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Australia: Liberals forget that women vote and have paid the price (IMAGE: AAP/LUKAS COCH)
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Australia: Liberals forget that women vote and have paid the price
Crikey
Professional women make up the largest voter cohort in Australia and their role was vital in giving Scott Morrison the boot. It appears the Coalition misjudged just how many women there are in Australia. Women hold the slim majority of 51% of the...
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Sophie Scamps, Zoe Daniel, Monique Ryan, Allegra Spender and Kylea Tink all ousted Liberal men from parliament. (CREDIT: JESSICA HROMAS, PENNY STEPHENS, LUIS ENRIQUE ASCUI, JAMES ALCOCK, GETTY IMAGES)
Tuesday, May 31, 2022
Australia: Record number of women in the 47th parliament, as female voters shun Liberals
The Sunday Morning Herald
A record number of women will take their seats in the House of Representatives when the 47th parliament sits for the first time in July, but representation in the Liberal Party has gone backwards as it grapples with how to regain the faith of female...
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Independent Zoe Daniel has ousted Liberal Tim Wilson in the seat of Goldstein.(AAP: Joel Carrett)
Monday, May 23, 2022
Australia: How many women have been elected? What seats are in doubt? And other quick questions about the election results
ABC News
Good evening Australia. It's the day after the election and the results are still rolling in from across the country. If you've been off enjoying a Sunday sesh or the sunshine, here are the answers to five quick questions to catch you up. What's the...
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