The answer to this question is: not likely. The 118th Congress, extending from January 3, 2023 – January 3, 2025 includes 149 women (107D, 42R),...
By Ana BlatnikAs it turns out, gender stereotyping and biases that have had a serious impact on women’s safety in the physical world now appear...
By: Sofia Sutera International Joint Ph.D Programme "Human Rights, Society, and Multi-level Governance"- University of Padova, Human Rights Centre "Antonio Papisca" In order to...
By: Amy Dwyer Author bio: Amy Dwyer previously served as a programme development advisor on programmes in Myanmar, focusing on human rights, freedom of religion...
By Scott Weiner, Policy Analyst, U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom Saudi Arabia’s approach to women’s rights prioritizes form over function. The changes it has...
WIIS member Jean Schindler interviewed Dr. Catherine Lena Kelly about her recent book, Party Proliferation and Political Contestation in Africa: Senegal in Comparative Perspective. The...
Written by Roxana Allen It took thirty years, two generations, fifteen prime ministers, and numerous elections to appoint the first woman Prime Minister in Romania....
When discussing women in predominantly Islamic societies, the prominent narrative in the Western media tends to focus on oppression: the lack of opportunity, of advancement,...
By Sahar Khan Gina Haspel was sworn in as the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) first female director on May 21, 2018 following a controversial nomination period and a...
Written by Elizabeth Pond No, the West has not (yet) lost Ukraine in Vladimir Putin's Russian roulette, and the fragile Minsk truce and Western sanctions...