Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is the highest-ranked political newcomer to the Forbes list of the World’s Most Powerful Women, one of a few breakthroughs amid a year otherwise marked by sudden ...

SCOTT COUNTY, Iowa (KWQC) - Women now make up one-third of all state legislators nationwide, according to the Center for ...

Across the world, women political leaders — from presidents to parliamentarians — are facing a disturbing resurgence of ...

TALLINN, Estonia — Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with fear and anguish that still haunt her. She nearly lost parental rights ...

In2024, 3.8 billion people—nearly half of the world’s population—across 72 countries were eligible to head to the polls and make their voices heard. It was the biggest election year in human history ...

Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with fear and anguish that still haunt her. She nearly lost parental rights to her two young ...

In most wealthy nations, women have steadily closed the gap with men in education, income, and professional achievement. Today, they earn the majority of undergraduate and graduate degrees, including ...

The nation’s female leaders have been urged to raise their voices to increase women’s representation in politics. This charge was made at a one-day media training in Lagos organised by ARDA ...

Australia’s 48th parliament has a record 112 women members. Ten of those women are independents. As they take their seats in the chamber, they’ll be realising the aspirations of some of Australia’s ...