With more women serving in the state Legislature than ever before, we visited Capitol Square to learn where it all began. Why ...

And Lincoln has been thrown into deep uncertainty over the status of Logan Correctional Center, a women's prison that employs 450 people and has an incarcerated population of just over 1,000.

Despite some gains, the data highlight stagnation and, in some areas, backsliding in women’s political representation. The 2025 “Women in Politics” map serves as a stark reminder that without decisive ...

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Roughly $54 trillion will go to surviving spouses — a shift also referred to as the “horizontal wealth transfer.” ...

Despite women making up 40% of journalists, they still face challenges in rising to leadership roles in the U.S. news ...

We sat down with Zeina Hilal, IPU’s Manager for Gender and Youth Programmes, on the eve of the 69th UN Commission on the ...

His report, “Why Do Women Leave Politics?” compiled insights from 21 women who had left politics, many of whom felt their skills were underutilized. “They wanted to be useful,” explains ...

In a Q&A, David Page of the Whitehead Institute says politics is putting basic research on sex differences and women’s health ...

ABUJA – The Inter Party Advisory Council (IPAC) has called for urgent action to address systemic barriers and biases faced by Nigerian women, particularly in politics and governance. This appeal ...

The representation of women in political decision-making has significantly increased over the years. Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India has witnessed significant reform ...

EU countries progress slowly towards equal political representation – in seven of them, women’s participation is above 40% in ...