On Wednesday, 25 June 2025, national and international stakeholders convened in Monrovia for a technical briefing hosted by the Women's Legislative Caucus of Liberia. The session focused on electoral ...

As Black women continue to achieve record levels of representation in elected office, the constant harassment and threats of violence many of them face challenge that trajectory.

The world’s need for power is outstripping the workforce that can build it. Ageing populations and anti-immigration rhetoric ...

The bittersweet burden of being the eldest,  experiencing the oldest child syndrome can shape your personality, relationships ...

In a small village in Jharkhand, India, a woman named Pushpanjali Baccha is quietly reshaping what leadership looks like.

In this interview with ADEOLA OJO, she speaks on the plight of women politicians, how women encounter barriers that differ from those men face in politics and how women are subjected to a fierce ...

While Mamdani's victory over Cuomo captures headlines, pragmatic center-left leaders Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger ...

Lack of female leadership in college sports still exists despite the recent growth and success of women's college basketball.

Suzanne Pharr’s career as an organizer and so-called “political handywoman” spans over five decades, much of which has been ...

These legal trailblazers who came before us—women who fought to be admitted to law schools, to stand in courtrooms, to sit on ...

There are 31 countries where 34 women serve as Heads of State and/or Government as of January 2023. Of the five United Nations-led or co-led peace processes in 2021, two were led by women ...

UN Women celebrates 15 years of global impact on gender equality and women’s rights. Learn how UN Women supports women’s empowerment, drives policy change, and advances equality for women and girls in ...