Women in Power: Fighting for Democracy in an Age of Authoritarianism explains how the global democratic crisis is entwined with the backlash against women in politics—and how women leaders are ...

Newswise — Washington, D.C. - October 6, 2025 − As the non-partisan Women & Politics Institute at American University marks its 25th anniversary, a new nationwide survey underscores both the progress ...

From no female governors in 2013 to now seven governors, three senators and 29 constituency seats won by women. [Standard] A few years ago, a video went viral of a boy in a relay race who sprinted ...

Policy, voting systems and collective power shape who participates in democracy. Feminists know: Fixing what’s broken requires changing the rules themselves. Harpa, a concert hall and conference ...

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 ...