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Friday, November 03, 2023
What stands in way of realising two-thirds gender requirement
While celebrating 13 years since the promulgation of Kenya’s 2010 Constitution, Katiba Institute highlighted several achievements, some of which demonstrated a greater involvement of women in politics and decision-making. From no women governors in...
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Women will vote at a Vatican meeting for the first time
When Helena Jeppesen-Spuhler, an advocate for the ordination of women, joined a major Vatican meeting this month, she was skeptical that an institution dominated by men for 2,000 years was ready to listen to women like her. The gathering of some 300...
Friday, September 29, 2023
Women in politics: the challenge of gender representation in Haryana
Patriarchal Norms in Haryana Haryana has long been characterized by deeply ingrained patriarchal norms, which have significantly limited women’s political participation. According to Reicha Tanwar, a professor of women’s studies at Kurukshetra...
Thursday, September 28, 2023
Women’s voices are being stifled by political inaction
In a trend that threatens the very essence of democracy, women who are brimming with potential and fresh perspectives are more hesitant than ever to stand for elected office in Scotland. Their number-one reason? Fear of relentless online harassment...
Wednesday, September 27, 2023
Will potential women politicians in Goa get a fair deal?
The Women’s Reservation Bill that ensures a 33 per cent reservation of seats in the Parliament and the state legislatures is meant to empower women in the country and include them in national governance and politics. The Bill had been pending for a...
Monday, September 18, 2023
Women are voting but are still under-represented in Indian politics
Since the days of monarchy in India, women have been kept away for state and administrative jobs. Women have been neglected in decision-making in the public and private spheres. Very few in history manage to break the stereotypes and rise as...
Wednesday, September 13, 2023
What Kishida’s reshuffle says about female participation in politics
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appointed a record-tying five women to ministerial posts in his Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, as well as one to a key position in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as he aims to increase female executives in...
Tuesday, September 12, 2023
Women’s Reservation Bill: history, importance and why The long silence?
India is a nation born out of a long freedom struggle that promised to function on equal representation of people from diverse genders, religions, ethnicities Etc. As a democratic nation, it promised to uphold the rights of every individual from...
Monday, September 11, 2023
Women's Reservation Bill: K. Kavitha's appeal to political leaders creates national buzz
Amid the buzz in political circles that the Women's Reservation Bill may be tabled in the special session of Parliament beginning on September 19, Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) leader K. Kavitha’s appeal to all political parties has attracted...
Friday, September 08, 2023
Why do rural women have little to no opportunity to participate in politics?
Mahatma Gandhi once said, “The future of India lies in its villages.” However, these villages, which are considered the heart of Indian culture, have also been the site of gender-based discrimination and oppression. The girl growing up in rural...
Thursday, September 07, 2023
Was Edith Wilson the first female president of the United States?
Edith Wilson, First Lady and second wife of President Woodrow Wilson, achieved many firsts during her tenure as First Lady. In fact, she was the first First Lady to travel to Europe in a political capacity. She took on many roles throughout her...
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
Women found to be just as corrupt as men in Mexican politics
"Women's Representation and Corruption: Evidence from Local Audits in Mexico" will appear in an upcoming edition of Comparative Political Studies and was authored by Gustavo Guajardo, a Rice Ph.D. candidate in political science, and Leslie...
Source: Al Jazeera
Friday, June 09, 2023
Who is Hafize Gaye Erkan, Turkey’s new central bank chief?
Hafize Gaye Erkan has been named governor of the Central Bank of Turkey, an institution expected to play a key role in efforts to boost the country’s crisis-hit economy. Erkan becomes the first woman to head the institution after being appointed by...
Source: The Jerusalem Post
Friday, June 09, 2023
Women participation gains momentum in Jerusalem municipal elections race
One hundred and forty-four days before the mayoral and city council elections, and it seems that the entry of women into the race has been the sole factor bringing some action to this sleepy campaign. On one hand, the Kiberstein Institute-led...
House of commons
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Women in politics and public life
In both politics and public life in the UK, women have historically been underrepresented. In recent years women’s representation has increased, although in most cases men remain overrepresented, especially in more senior positions. This briefing...
OECD
Friday, February 10, 2023
Women's Political Participation in Jordan: Barriers, opportunities and gender sensitivity of select political institutions
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...
Ms. Magazine - Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey greets supporters at a rally in Boston on Nov. 2, 2022. (Joseph Prezioso / AFP via Getty Images)
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
We need to push harder for women’s representation in leadership
More than 50 percent of the U.S. population is female, so it begs the question: Why are we still so underrepresented in politics? Across the country and in our nation’s capital, our newly elected leaders will soon have taken their oaths of office to...
Women’s representation in India’s parliament: Measuring progress, analysing obstacles (Observer Research Foundation)
Wednesday, November 23, 2022
Women’s representation in India’s parliament: Measuring progress, analysing obstacles
Women’s representation in India’s Parliament is an important metric to evaluate progress in bridging gender inequities in the country. India has a female population of 662.9 million and is the largest and one of the most resilient parliamentary...

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