Quotas designed to bring gender parity to parliaments have an overall positive impact on support for female political leadership – especially after women members of parliament take office. Furthermore ...

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Stella OmonaThe President of the ECOWAS Female Parliamentarians Association (ECOFEPA), Chantal Moussokoura Fanny, has identified lack of financial resources as one of the biggest obstacles to women’s ...

For the past four years, the Hamilton County Commission's 11 representatives have all been men. Now, the majority of challengers running against the incumbents this election cycle are women. Seven out ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — On Tuesday, Independence voters headed to the polls to choose between two lifelong residents as the new city mayor in Jackson County’s general municipal election. City Councilmember ...

Indiana Rep. John Bartlett, who represents Lawrence and parts of northeast Indy, faces a primary challenge from two Democrats. While Bartlett's focus remains more on statewide policy, his two ...

President Donald Trump posted a graphic video Thursday night showing a man smashing an SUV parked outside a Florida gas station with a hammer and then using it to bludgeon a woman who exited the store ...

On Mother’s Day, Americans go all out with gift-buying and dining out to honor the women in their lives. In fact, according ...

With women comprising around half the electorate, politicians have promised them direct cash transfers and gas cylinders.

Note: This story is part of a series of coverage from the first week of the 2026 UN Women’s Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70). Read Day 1 and Day 2. The third day of the 70th session of the ...

Sarah Johnson remembers the distress with which female athletes uttered the words “anterior cruciate ligament (ACL)”. She remembers the word “epidemic” branded across newspapers and websites. But ...