The class of lawmakers taking office is noticeably more male and less diverse than the constituents it will represent.

The survey of over 33 countries also found over half of women parliamentarians have been targeted by hate speech, ...

This Week,” a series that highlights noteworthy news related to women and U.S. foreign policy. This week’s post covers March 8 to March 14.

A new report has revealed the level of violence and abuse women in politics face across the Asia-Pacific region, including in Australia. Women have told the Inter-Parliamentary Union report that ...

New data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) and UN Women reveal limited progress in achieving gender equality in ...

Tehran (AFP) – Iranian police have dispersed a weeks-long sit-in by demonstrators supporting the mandatory head covering for women, state media reported, after authorities deemed the gathering ...

A surprise tax cut from the government, a promise to halve petrol excise from the opposition, and a dead salmon held aloft by Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young – not to mention the start of an ...

Member of Parliament for Spen Valley, Kim Leadbeater speaks during Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons in London, Britain, July 24, 2024. UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor/Handout via ...

International Women's Day, 8 March, is an opportunity to celebrate the achievements of women around the world. Closer to home ...

TWO days after a coalition of conservatives won Germany’s federal election last month, the governor of Bavaria took to Instagram to say the parties were “ready for political change” and ...

hirty years ago, the world made a promise: gender equality for all. The Beijing Declaration set an ambitious agenda, urging governments to accelerate progress. Nowhere was this more crucial than ...