politics
Gender, Women and Democracy
Information on gender, women, and democracy from the National Democratic Institute (NDI).
politics
black women
Black Women in Politics List
Description A list of 100+ Black women running for political
black women
Higher Heights
An organization that is building a national infrastructure to harness Black women’s political power and leadership potential. Investing in a long-term strategy to analyze, expand and support a Black women’s leadership pipeline at all levels and strengthen their civic participation beyond just Election Day.
gender gap
Global Gender Gap Report 2016
Through the Global Gender Gap Report, the World Economic Forum quantifies the magnitude of gender disparities and tracks their progress over time, with a specific focus on the relative gaps between women and men across four key areas: health, education, economy and politics. The 2016 Report covers 144 countries. More than a decade of data has revealed that progress is still too slow for realizing the full potential of one half of humanity within our lifetimes.
best practices
Preventing violence against women in Elections: A programming guide
This publication brings to light the scourge of violence against women in elections. It seeks to identify the specific components of violence against women in elections, including types, tactics, victims and perpetrators, and presents options for policy and programming responses based on current good practices.
communication
Gifts of Speech
A site of women’s speeches from around the world. (No longer updated.)
Ghana
Women’s Political Participation: the Key to Action on Domestic Violence – Lessons from a Comparison of Mexico and Ghana
This policy brief aims to explore key factors that secure the implementation of policies to tackle domestic violence, contrasting the cases of Mexico and Ghana.
Ghana
Women’s Political Representation as Key to Implementing Domestic Violence Laws: An Analysis of Ghana and Mexico
This paper argues that differing levels of gender institutionalisation Mexico and Ghana explain divergent outcomes in the implementation of domestic violence legislation in each country.
Nepal
Rebuilding Nepal: Women’s Roles in Political Transition and Disaster Recovery
This study and video by Georgetown’s Institute for Women, Peace and Security explore how gender-based discrimination and legal barriers amplified the adverse impacts of conflict and the earthquake on women in Nepal.
politics
Women in Congress
This Web site, based on the publication Women in Congress, contains biographical profiles of former women Members of Congress, links to information about current women Members, essays on the institutional and national events that shaped successive generations of Congresswomen, and images of each woman Member, including rare photos.
