Report Finds Women Power Worldwide Doing a Bit Better Than Expected as New Global Efforts Flourish
Women Voting Rights articles on Democracy Chronicles
Women in the 21st century have a larger political role to play if they continue to identify and dismantle the barriers in the way of their political equality. As over half the population of the planet is female, ensuring women voting rights is key for any democracy. The Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote across the United States was ratified in 1920 but government elections are still dominated by men. Also see our articles on Feminism, Minority Voting Rights or LGBT voting.
Women in Arab World Uprising Draws International Praise
Rights Far Behind Those in Almost Every Other Region as Women in Arab World Uprising Peacefully
The Complicated Role of Women in Arab Spring
Many Arab Spring Countries Were Largely Secular Dictatorships Before the Revolutions and Many Women in Arab Spring Seek to Bring This Back in Style
Female Voters Support Obama Overwhelmingly Nationwide
Much More Likely to Vote Democrat, Female Voters Support Obama Over Romney With Men More Divided
Pussy Riot Forced to Wait Until October 10 Appeal Date
Russian Rock Group in Dictatorship’s Jail Pussy Riot Forced to Wait as Concerns About Their Health Mount
Minority’s Unprecedented Hardships Approaching Elections
Groups That Were Vulnerable Before the Economic Crisis Have Taken the Brunt of the Related Costs That Compound Their Hardships Approaching Elections in Fall
New Government Projects Empowering Women Begin
Entrepreneurs and Students Targeted in Foreign Aid Government Projects Empowering Women Campaign
League of Women Voters Supports Pennsylvania Elderly Voters
Pennsylvania Voters Getting Much Needed Support From Charities Like the League of Women Voters
Thousands of Togo Women Take Streets For Elections
Opposition Seeking Dramatic Democratic Reforms of Election Law as Angry Togo Women Take Streets
Charities to Hold Discussion Group on Black Women Voters
Many Returning Black Women Voters Are Finding Hurdles to the Voting Booth That Didn’t Exist Before