A new report argues that “the under-representation of women at any level of governance and decision-making results in a democratic deficit.”
Women and Democracy articles on Democracy Chronicles
As over half the population of the planet is female, success for world democracy must include a building a stronger link between women and democracy. Women in the 21st century are set to have a larger political role to play if we continue to dismantle the barriers in the way of their political equality. Also see other suggested articles on subjects like Women Voting Rights, Feminism, Minority Voting Rights or LGBT voting.
Massive March to Protest Violence Against Ugandan Women
Ugandan demonstrators in Kampala protested rising violence against women, including murder, rape and kidnapping
Saudi Women Human Rights Defenders Still Imprisoned
UN human rights experts are urging Saudi Arabia to immediately release a number of women’s human rights defenders
A First: New Zealand Prime Minister Delivers Child in Office
Jacinda Ardern now becomes the first woman in the country’s history to give birth while in office
New Poetry: Elegy to a Refugee Girl
For Father’s Day, for World Refugee Day, which this year falls on Wednesday, June 20th, all fathers should be with their children; all children should enjoy, with their families, the freedoms afforded to those of us in the free world.
VIDEO: Why More Republican Women Are Running For Office
Seventy-five women are running for office in the Indiana state legislature, double the number that did in 2014
VIDEO: Feminism and Censorship in Arab Comic Books
Lebanese comic book artist Zainab Fasiki recently gave a talk on the interplay of feminism with Arab world’s censorship
Ancient Peru was run by female monarchs, a new study argues
New book argues that women exercised political power in their communities in different areas of pre-Hispanic Peru
25 of the Most Influential Women of American Democracy
These are the ladies who paved the way for women to have a place not only in the house, but the Senate
Afghan mother cradling baby during university exam goes viral
Farmer Jahantab Ahmadi sits on the ground, her baby resting in her lap, as she focuses on university entrance exam