Gender balance is not only a women’s issue. It is a governance issue, a democratic issue, and an economic imperative. Offices ...

The current composition chairpersons of local government councils and mayors in the country shows that only Likoma has a ...

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. Thousands Join to Boost Women’s Participation in Politics Ahead of Iraq’s upcoming ...

The National Deputy Women Leader of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Hon. Zainab Ibrahim, has urged the party to adopt the twinning formula as a strategy to increase women’s inclusion in politics.

UN Women, in collaboration with the women’s political participation partners working group and other key stakeholders, has advocated for the passage of the special seats bill currently before the ...

What holds back women’s economic potential in East Asia? Examine the 'M-curve', the gender wage gap, and how outdated ...

Despite their contribution to female education and female participation in the economy and politics to some extent, Bangladeshi women are under-represented in direct electoral politics. They are not ...

Nepal is heading to the polls in less than two years. Voters will choose their representatives for three tiers of government – the local, provincial, and federal – which will shape Nepal’s political ...

Rajya Sabha Deputy Chairman Harivansh on Friday highlighted that studies and field experience indicate that women-led local bodies demonstrate higher levels of transparency, closer monitoring and stro ...

Begum Aizaz Rasul was the only Muslim woman to sign India’s Constitution and a rare voice of reform in the Constituent ...