Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is the highest-ranked political newcomer to the Forbes list of the World’s Most Powerful Women, one of a few breakthroughs amid a year otherwise marked by sudden ...

TALLINN, Estonia — Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with fear and anguish that still haunt her. She nearly lost parental rights ...

A group of women with backgrounds in municipal politics is encouraging other women to run for council. Brandon-based Her Seat ...

In2024, 3.8 billion people—nearly half of the world’s population—across 72 countries were eligible to head to the polls and make their voices heard. It was the biggest election year in human history ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE - Belarus opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova stands behind bars in a defendants' cage in a court in Minsk, Belarus, on Aug ...

The nation’s female leaders have been urged to raise their voices to increase women’s representation in politics. This charge was made at a one-day media training in Lagos organised by ARDA ...

Australia’s 48th parliament has a record 112 women members. Ten of those women are independents. As they take their seats in the chamber, they’ll be realising the aspirations of some of Australia’s ...

As we did in 2021, AEIdeas will look at women’s progress in several areas during Women’s History Month. In covering women in politics, most news organizations tip their hats to the progress women have ...

Antanina Kanavalava says her four years in a Belarusian penal colony as a political prisoner were filled with fear and anguish that still haunt her. She nearly lost parental rights to her two young ...

FILE - Belarus opposition activist Maria Kolesnikova stands behind bars in a defendants' cage in a court in Minsk, Belarus, on Aug. 4, 2021. (Ramil Nasibulin/BelTA Pool Photo via AP, File) TALLINN, ...