A discussion with Ambassador Rao Gupta on women’s political representation, violence against women, and new U.S. policy initiatives to advance gender equality and UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace, …

The 2024 U.S. presidential election could be the first election clearly decided by women, in a landmark assertion of power by the majority.

The president of Women in Africa (WIA) Initiative, Hafsat Abiola, shares her experiences for International Women’s Day under the theme “Invest in women: Accelerate progress.”

Peter Obi may have lost the Nigerian presidential election, but he and the movement he leads may yet win the political war.

Why seeming democratic progress has failed to staunch agitation for self-determination in Nigeria.

More than two years into his presidency, Joseph Biden has achieved some of his gender equality goals, and fallen short on others.

New data from CFR’s Women’s Power Index tracks countries on their progress toward gender parity in political representation.