How New Zealand and 5 other nations gained majority-female legislatures
New Zealand’s Parliament now has more women than men. The Labour Party’s commitment to gender parity helped to make that happen.
In Colombia, an activist, feminist lawyer is running for VP
Francia Márquez pledged to speak for marginalized and rural voters. That’s put her in danger.
Hundreds of Western companies quickly exited Russia. Why didn’t Putin see that coming?
Here’s what Russia may have learned about globalization and corruption
International Women’s Day reminds us that the pandemic hurt gender equality. A lot.
But around the globe, activists and policymakers have laid out plans for economic recovery that would help reverse the losses — and help eliminate the reasons that women face inequality
European soccer championships got tangled up in a fight over LGBTI rights. Who won?
Trying to shame a country for its stance on LGBTI rights can backfire
Mexico’s political parties did the minimum to meet gender parity rules. Female candidates scored big anyway.
Parties met ‘gender parity in everything’ mandates but picked men to run in the most politically relevant races
Chile voted to write a new constitution. Will it promise more than the government can deliver?
In a global first, women will make up half the constitutional convention
The ‘Trump Pride’ rally won’t win over LGBTQ voters. So why hold it?
Welcome to “homonationalism,” or justifying anti-immigrant policies by arguing that immigrants threaten gay rights.