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Monday, August 17, 2020
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Barriers to women’s political participation In South Asia: Money, muscle & misogyny
Feminism India
“What according to you is the biggest barrier to women’s political participation ?” To this question, 68 percent participants voted patriarchy as the biggest barrier for women’s political participation. But surprisingly, 32 percent voted that women...
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Friday, August 14, 2020
Belarus: Authorities threatening women political activists ahead of election
Amnesty International
President Alyaksandr Lukashenka seeking re-election next month for sixth consecutive term. Activists threatened that their children will be taken into state custody, and with sexual violence. ‘These deeply disturbing patterns are no doubt fuelled by...
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Tuesday, June 16, 2020
Black women mayors healing and leading their communities
MS Magazine
In the weeks following George Floyd’s murder, communities around the U.S. have collectively mourned the killing of another African American at the hands of police officers. In the midst of widespread civil unrest, black women mayors have taken the...
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Monday, June 15, 2020
Website / Database
Balance up leadership
Balance up leadership
Balance Up Leadership is a global effort to build the platform for women’s leadership through advocacy, using the evidence base and tools designed to promote gender parity in all sectors and at all levels. Balance Up leadership aims to work with...
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Wednesday, June 03, 2020
Black female mayors take the spotlight amid protests and pandemic
Los Angeles Times
Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms captured the nation’s attention when she addressed the civil unrest occurring in her city after George Floyd’s death. “I am a mother to four black children in America, one of whom is 18 years old,” Bottoms said...
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Friday, December 20, 2019
Report / White Paper
Breaking cycles of violence: Gaps in prevention of and response to electoral-related sexual violence in Kenya
Relief Web
Introduction I was targeted because my husband is from a different community that was perceived to hold a differing political opinion from the one of the dominant community we live in.’ Survivor of sexual violence during the 2017 elections...
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Tuesday, December 10, 2019
Bolivia: Jeanine Añez claims presidency after ousting of Evo Morales
The Guardian
The Bolivian senator Jeanine Añez has declared herself the country’s interim president after the resignation of Evo Morales, even though lawmakers from his party boycotted the legislative session where she assumed office. Añez, 52, took temporary...
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Thursday, November 07, 2019
Bolivia mayor has hair forcibly cut by crowd of protesters
BBC
The mayor of a small town in Bolivia has been attacked by opposition protesters who dragged her through the streets barefoot, covered her in red paint and forcibly cut her hair. Patricia Arce of the governing Mas party was handed over to police in...
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Monday, November 04, 2019
Beyond the peace process: Women and political transitions panel series
The National Democratic Institute (NDI) is organizing panel series on Capitol Hill that will bring greater focus to the political participation aspects of the implementation of the 2017 Women, Peace and Security (WPS) Act. The WPS Act and its...
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Friday, November 01, 2019
Botswana battles declining number of women in politics
VOA News
Female under-representation in politics continues to be a problem in Botswana, where only three women won seats in the 57-member National Assembly during last week’s general elections. Activists say the central African country has a bias against...
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Monday, October 28, 2019
Belgium gets first female PM as Sophie Wilmès takes office
The Guardian
Belgium’s first female prime minister in its 189-year history has taken office, after Sophie Wilmès was named as the head of the country’s next caretaker government. Wilmès succeeds the liberal leader Charles Michel, who will become president of the...
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Thursday, October 03, 2019
Blood and hope: Women in Afghanistan elections
Wio News
September elections in Afghanistan were expected to produce the country’s democratic transfer of power and a moral sign of social progress, however, it saw a record low turnout. With a handful of women running for provincial seats, Afghanistan...
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Tuesday, September 10, 2019
Blue dress and new-look women upstage Italy's macho politicians
BBC
Since the unification of Italy in the late 19th Century, the country has had 58 prime ministers - every one a man. No woman has come close to leading this country. Female politicians in Italy have often been used either as decoration or as tokens of...
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Friday, August 23, 2019
Be courageous as women are everyday: Council urges G7 leaders
She the people
The G7 Gender Equality Advisory Council releases today its Recommendations for advancing gender equality and the empowerment of girls and women and Call to Action. The Advisory Council has identified 79 good practices in gender equality laws in four...
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Friday, July 12, 2019
Barriers to election remain high in quest for gender equality in Japan
The Japan News
Why hasn’t Japan been able to eliminate the perception that politics is a man’s world? Gender equality, women’s active participation in the workplace and female empowerment have taken root in society, but women’s participation in the all-important...
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Friday, June 07, 2019
Report / White Paper
Breaking the mold: Understanding gender and electoral violence
IFES
Women around the world are playing increasingly visible roles in the political processes of their countries as voters, candidates, representatives, protesters, journalists and as civic educators in the home, the community and beyond. However, as...
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Thursday, June 06, 2019
Breaking the glass ceiling: How these women parliamentarians made it
The Economic Times
With a record 78 MPs, this election proved that female candidates can win. Meet some first-timers without any political lineage to find out the odds they conquered on the way to Parliament. RAMYA HARIDAS| CONGRESS She sang her way into people’s...
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Friday, May 31, 2019
Academic Paper / Article
Between glass ceilings and glass walls: A study of women's participation in public administration in the Arab States
. Journal of International Women's Studies,
Inclusive decision-making is necessary in terms of both legitimacy and good policy outcomes. Recognizing this, closing persistent gender gaps in public life has emerged as a critical policy issue as countries increase their efforts to foster...
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