Latest items for GP-DATA-1
Jan. 16, 2025, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Peru
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"In the 2018 regional elections, no women were elected as governors, there are 5 vice-governors (20%) and 63 regional councilors. In the 2018 municipal elections, only 7 women provincial mayors, 453 provincial councilors, 81 women district mayors, and 2,733 women district councilors were elected" (6).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"In the 2018 regional elections, no women were elected as governors, there are 5 vice-governors (20%) and 63 regional councilors. In the 2018 municipal elections, only 7 women provincial mayors, 453 provincial councilors, 81 women district mayors, and 2,733 women district councilors were elected" (6).
Jan. 16, 2025, 11:19 a.m.
Countries: Burma/Myanmar
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"A panel discussion in Myanmar about female leadership had two speakers. Both were male. Another talk, about how to stay safe from the military government’s deadly bombing campaign against civilians, featured four men and no women. Yet another, an event to raise funds for rebel forces, gathered more than a dozen speakers online, all of them men. Over the past four years, Ying Lao has documented scores of 'manels' — all-male panels — organized by the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar" (para 1-4). "With the exception of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s former civilian leader, the country’s politics have been dominated by men. She was the only female member of...more
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"A panel discussion in Myanmar about female leadership had two speakers. Both were male. Another talk, about how to stay safe from the military government’s deadly bombing campaign against civilians, featured four men and no women. Yet another, an event to raise funds for rebel forces, gathered more than a dozen speakers online, all of them men. Over the past four years, Ying Lao has documented scores of 'manels' — all-male panels — organized by the pro-democracy movement in Myanmar" (para 1-4). "With the exception of Daw Aung San Suu Kyi, Myanmar’s former civilian leader, the country’s politics have been dominated by men. She was the only female member of...more
Jan. 16, 2025, 10:50 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"For the period from 2018 to 2022, two women were selected as presidential appointees, and at the local government level, 22 women mayors, 266 women deputy mayors and 628 women councillors were elected" (20). "In 2019, the civil service had 201,439 public servants, of whom 51 per cent were women. Of these, 26,016 work in the executive branch, where 63 per cent of positions are held by women, 298 of whom are in decision-making positions" (21). "In order to apply an electoral model that separates the administrative, technical and logistical functions from the jurisdictional functions carried out by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the National Electoral Council and the Electoral Justice...more
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"For the period from 2018 to 2022, two women were selected as presidential appointees, and at the local government level, 22 women mayors, 266 women deputy mayors and 628 women councillors were elected" (20). "In 2019, the civil service had 201,439 public servants, of whom 51 per cent were women. Of these, 26,016 work in the executive branch, where 63 per cent of positions are held by women, 298 of whom are in decision-making positions" (21). "In order to apply an electoral model that separates the administrative, technical and logistical functions from the jurisdictional functions carried out by the Supreme Electoral Tribunal, the National Electoral Council and the Electoral Justice...more
Jan. 15, 2025, 9:58 p.m.
Countries: Benin
Variables: GP-DATA-1, NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2019, Tognifode became the west African country’s minister of social affairs, and was instrumental in getting MPs to vote to legalise abortion in most circumstances in October 2021. She didn’t do it alone; two other ministers, also gynaecologists, were heavily involved, as were professional bodies and civil society organisations who lobbied for years for expanded abortion rights. They also had support from Benin’s president, Patrice Talon" (para 6).
Variables: GP-DATA-1, NGOFW-PRACTICE-1
"In 2019, Tognifode became the west African country’s minister of social affairs, and was instrumental in getting MPs to vote to legalise abortion in most circumstances in October 2021. She didn’t do it alone; two other ministers, also gynaecologists, were heavily involved, as were professional bodies and civil society organisations who lobbied for years for expanded abortion rights. They also had support from Benin’s president, Patrice Talon" (para 6).
Jan. 15, 2025, 2:48 p.m.
Countries: United Kingdom
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Analysis by the Fawcett Society and Democracy Club found less than 5 per cent of local authorities (18 out of 382) have achieved gender parity. Just over a third of councillors are women and, based on the current rate of change, 50:50 representation will not be achieved until 2051, the report found. Analysis showed that the proportion of women in councils in 2022 was only two percentage points higher than in 2018. The highest proportion of women was found in Labour (47 per cent) and Greens (43 per cent), while the lowest proportion was in the Ulster Unionist Party (20 per cent) and DUP (21 per cent)" (par. 2-5). "The...more
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Analysis by the Fawcett Society and Democracy Club found less than 5 per cent of local authorities (18 out of 382) have achieved gender parity. Just over a third of councillors are women and, based on the current rate of change, 50:50 representation will not be achieved until 2051, the report found. Analysis showed that the proportion of women in councils in 2022 was only two percentage points higher than in 2018. The highest proportion of women was found in Labour (47 per cent) and Greens (43 per cent), while the lowest proportion was in the Ulster Unionist Party (20 per cent) and DUP (21 per cent)" (par. 2-5). "The...more
Jan. 10, 2025, 10:13 a.m.
Countries: Brunei
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"In the government sector, over 50% of permanent secretary roles are filled by women. The judiciary and diplomatic service also have a high proportion of women in senior positions. Yet Brunei appointed its first female cabinet minister just last year, when Datin Dr Hjh Romaizah Hj Mohd Salleh was promoted to education minister" (para 13). "Despite having the highest proportion of women in managerial roles, Brunei ranks lowest in Southeast Asia for representation of women in politics (9% of parliamentary seats), according to the ASEAN Gender Outlook" (para 18).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"In the government sector, over 50% of permanent secretary roles are filled by women. The judiciary and diplomatic service also have a high proportion of women in senior positions. Yet Brunei appointed its first female cabinet minister just last year, when Datin Dr Hjh Romaizah Hj Mohd Salleh was promoted to education minister" (para 13). "Despite having the highest proportion of women in managerial roles, Brunei ranks lowest in Southeast Asia for representation of women in politics (9% of parliamentary seats), according to the ASEAN Gender Outlook" (para 18).
Jan. 9, 2025, 4:08 p.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: GP-DATA-1
Table 5, titled "Fluctuations in the representation of women in the local councils (kenesh)," shows a decrease in the proportion of women representatives from 2008 to 2016. Women made up 19% of local councils in 2008, 17% in 2010, 13% in 2012, and 11% in 2016" (8). Figure 1, titled "Number of State civil servants as of 1 January 2018," shows that there were 17,847 total state civil servant posts on the staffing table, 16,539 posts were occupied, and 6,990 posts, or 42% of posts, were occupied by women. There were 219 political posts, 216 of which were occupied, and 26 (12%) of them were held by women. There were...more
Variables: GP-DATA-1
Table 5, titled "Fluctuations in the representation of women in the local councils (kenesh)," shows a decrease in the proportion of women representatives from 2008 to 2016. Women made up 19% of local councils in 2008, 17% in 2010, 13% in 2012, and 11% in 2016" (8). Figure 1, titled "Number of State civil servants as of 1 January 2018," shows that there were 17,847 total state civil servant posts on the staffing table, 16,539 posts were occupied, and 6,990 posts, or 42% of posts, were occupied by women. There were 219 political posts, 216 of which were occupied, and 26 (12%) of them were held by women. There were...more
Jan. 9, 2025, 10:27 a.m.
Countries: Honduras
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Amid disappointment with the lack of progress on reproductive rights under Xiomara Castro, Honduras’ first female president, campaigners are confident the UN will issue a favourable decision that could mark a precedent for change" (para 13).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Amid disappointment with the lack of progress on reproductive rights under Xiomara Castro, Honduras’ first female president, campaigners are confident the UN will issue a favourable decision that could mark a precedent for change" (para 13).
Jan. 9, 2025, 9:53 a.m.
Countries: Chile
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Standing beside the country’s youngest ever president, Gabriel Boric, at his inauguration was Izkia Siches, the first woman to be named Chile’s interior minister and one of 14 women in Boric’s 24-person cabinet – the highest proportion of female ministers in Latin America and one of the highest anywhere in the world. Two cabinet reshuffles later, Boric has just about retained parity, with 12 women in his government. 'In general, Chile is more advanced than other countries in the region in terms of women’s participation in politics,' said Antonia Orellana, whom Boric chose to lead the ministry of women and gender equality" (para 2-4).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Standing beside the country’s youngest ever president, Gabriel Boric, at his inauguration was Izkia Siches, the first woman to be named Chile’s interior minister and one of 14 women in Boric’s 24-person cabinet – the highest proportion of female ministers in Latin America and one of the highest anywhere in the world. Two cabinet reshuffles later, Boric has just about retained parity, with 12 women in his government. 'In general, Chile is more advanced than other countries in the region in terms of women’s participation in politics,' said Antonia Orellana, whom Boric chose to lead the ministry of women and gender equality" (para 2-4).
Jan. 8, 2025, 3:34 p.m.
Countries: Tajikistan
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, GP-DATA-1
"According to the Civil Service Agency, as of 1 January 2022, 24.1 per cent of the 18,701 civil servants were women. There are 3,081 civil servants in urban and rural governments, including 587 women (19.0 per cent)" (p. 27).
Variables: ERBG-PRACTICE-3, GP-DATA-1
"According to the Civil Service Agency, as of 1 January 2022, 24.1 per cent of the 18,701 civil servants were women. There are 3,081 civil servants in urban and rural governments, including 587 women (19.0 per cent)" (p. 27).
Jan. 4, 2025, 11:59 a.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GP-DATA-1
“New polls indicating that Sanae Takaichi, the economic security minister, is among the three candidates expected to be in the running in a 27 September vote for leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party (LDP), has raised the prospect that Japan could soon have its first female prime minister” (para 11).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
“New polls indicating that Sanae Takaichi, the economic security minister, is among the three candidates expected to be in the running in a 27 September vote for leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party (LDP), has raised the prospect that Japan could soon have its first female prime minister” (para 11).
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:45 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Mexico will almost certainly have its first female president in 2024, after the governing Morena party and the opposition coalition both chose women as their candidates. Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum was named Morena’s candidate on Wednesday, despite runner-up Marcelo Ebrard’s last-minute denouncement of the process and demand for it to be redone" (para 1-2). "With the two candidacies confirmed, it now seems all but certain that Mexico’s next president will be a woman for the first time in its history, withSheinbaum remaining the favourite to win, despite Gálvez’s popularity" (para 14). "As the candidate of Mexico’s traditional parties, Gálvez is vulnerable to the charge that she is backed...more
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Mexico will almost certainly have its first female president in 2024, after the governing Morena party and the opposition coalition both chose women as their candidates. Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum was named Morena’s candidate on Wednesday, despite runner-up Marcelo Ebrard’s last-minute denouncement of the process and demand for it to be redone" (para 1-2). "With the two candidacies confirmed, it now seems all but certain that Mexico’s next president will be a woman for the first time in its history, withSheinbaum remaining the favourite to win, despite Gálvez’s popularity" (para 14). "As the candidate of Mexico’s traditional parties, Gálvez is vulnerable to the charge that she is backed...more
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:28 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Presenting the government’s 2024 budget, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has made clear her desire to increase the birth rate, announced measures for families with children" (para 30).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Presenting the government’s 2024 budget, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni, who has made clear her desire to increase the birth rate, announced measures for families with children" (para 30).
Dec. 12, 2024, 9:18 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"This June, there is hope that solving gender-based violence will be a priority for the next president, who for the first time in the country's history will be a woman. In a race between Claudia Sheinbaum, an environmental scientist and a former mayor of Mexico City, and Xóchitl Gálvez, an Indigenous, pro-business tech entrepreneur, Sheinbaum was overwhelmingly elected Mexico's first female president. Many women are hopeful that she will add momentum to the women's rights movement" (para 6-7).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"This June, there is hope that solving gender-based violence will be a priority for the next president, who for the first time in the country's history will be a woman. In a race between Claudia Sheinbaum, an environmental scientist and a former mayor of Mexico City, and Xóchitl Gálvez, an Indigenous, pro-business tech entrepreneur, Sheinbaum was overwhelmingly elected Mexico's first female president. Many women are hopeful that she will add momentum to the women's rights movement" (para 6-7).
Dec. 12, 2024, 6:06 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Yuriko Koike, the first woman to be elected governor in Tokyo, won a third term in July. An increasing number of women have captured seats in local assemblies" (para 15).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Yuriko Koike, the first woman to be elected governor in Tokyo, won a third term in July. An increasing number of women have captured seats in local assemblies" (para 15).
Dec. 12, 2024, 1:48 p.m.
Countries: Turkey
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"It is, therefore, remarkable that in these elections the proportion of locally elected women has almost tripled. Today, with female mayors ruling over 11 out of 81 cities there is still a long way to gender equality, but it is a positive step forward. significant example of this is Gulistan Sonuk, of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) party. Only 31, she was elected in Batman, a deeply patriarchal and conservative city that in the past has been known for its alarmingly high suicide rates among young women. Batman is a stronghold of Hüda-Par, an Islamist party that is accused of having links to the banned militant group Kurdish...more
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"It is, therefore, remarkable that in these elections the proportion of locally elected women has almost tripled. Today, with female mayors ruling over 11 out of 81 cities there is still a long way to gender equality, but it is a positive step forward. significant example of this is Gulistan Sonuk, of the pro-Kurdish Peoples’ Equality and Democracy (DEM) party. Only 31, she was elected in Batman, a deeply patriarchal and conservative city that in the past has been known for its alarmingly high suicide rates among young women. Batman is a stronghold of Hüda-Par, an Islamist party that is accused of having links to the banned militant group Kurdish...more
Dec. 10, 2024, 4:07 p.m.
Countries: Mexico
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"From the moment former Mayor of Mexico City Claudia Sheinbaum threw her hat in the ring for the presidency, the result was rarely in doubt. Throughout the long and often gruelling campaign, as she criss-crossed the nation on commercial flights, her double-digit lead in the polls would have reassured her that she was on track to make history. She has now done so, becoming Mexico’s first woman president by a huge margin. It is a watershed moment both for Mexico and her personally. She has already served as Mexico City’s first female mayor. Now, in a few months, she will occupy the National Palace, succeeding her mentor, outgoing President Andrés...more
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"From the moment former Mayor of Mexico City Claudia Sheinbaum threw her hat in the ring for the presidency, the result was rarely in doubt. Throughout the long and often gruelling campaign, as she criss-crossed the nation on commercial flights, her double-digit lead in the polls would have reassured her that she was on track to make history. She has now done so, becoming Mexico’s first woman president by a huge margin. It is a watershed moment both for Mexico and her personally. She has already served as Mexico City’s first female mayor. Now, in a few months, she will occupy the National Palace, succeeding her mentor, outgoing President Andrés...more
Dec. 10, 2024, 4 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Director Cortellesi appealed to the two most powerful women in Italian politics today — far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni and Elly Schlein, who heads the Democratic Party, Parliament’s largest force on the left" (para 22).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Director Cortellesi appealed to the two most powerful women in Italian politics today — far-right Premier Giorgia Meloni and Elly Schlein, who heads the Democratic Party, Parliament’s largest force on the left" (para 22).
Dec. 10, 2024, 3:41 p.m.
Countries: China
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Last year, for the first time since 1997, not a single woman was among the 24 members appointed to the party’s new Politburo" (para 11).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Last year, for the first time since 1997, not a single woman was among the 24 members appointed to the party’s new Politburo" (para 11).
Dec. 6, 2024, 8:43 p.m.
Countries: Italy
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Giorgia Meloni, Italy's first female prime minister, has expressed outrage at the country's long history of violence against women by partners and ex-partners" (para 30).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"Giorgia Meloni, Italy's first female prime minister, has expressed outrage at the country's long history of violence against women by partners and ex-partners" (para 30).
Dec. 6, 2024, 8:40 p.m.
Countries: Nigeria
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"'Take for instance, in several states, we are witnessing a positive shift in providing more leadership opportunities for women. A notable example is in Kaduna state where, for the first time in history, the former commissioner for local government was a woman,' she says. 'The previous commissioner of planning and budget, as well as the commissioner of education, were both women'" (para 22). "In the 2023 general elections... only one woman emerged as a presidential candidate" (para 23).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"'Take for instance, in several states, we are witnessing a positive shift in providing more leadership opportunities for women. A notable example is in Kaduna state where, for the first time in history, the former commissioner for local government was a woman,' she says. 'The previous commissioner of planning and budget, as well as the commissioner of education, were both women'" (para 22). "In the 2023 general elections... only one woman emerged as a presidential candidate" (para 23).
Dec. 6, 2024, 10:28 a.m.
Countries: Kyrgyzstan
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, GP-DATA-1
"Roza Otunbayeva, former president of Kyrgyzstan and a founder of the country’s women’s movement, noted that today we, the women of Kyrgyzstan, hold our heads proudly and talk about women’s issues and leadership" (para 14).
Variables: SEGI-PRACTICE-1, GP-DATA-1
"Roza Otunbayeva, former president of Kyrgyzstan and a founder of the country’s women’s movement, noted that today we, the women of Kyrgyzstan, hold our heads proudly and talk about women’s issues and leadership" (para 14).
Dec. 6, 2024, 9:34 a.m.
Countries: New Zealand
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"The last time New Zealanders voted in a general election, they were choosing between two women who were self-professed feminists. Three years later, in a sign of how sharply the pendulum has swung, they will pick between two men named Chris. Ahead of next month’s polls, and 130 years after New Zealand became the first country to grant women the vote, the political landscape is in many ways unrecognizable from the era of former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose pursuit of women’s rights and gun control transformed her country’s image abroad" (para 1-2). "It is a daunting legacy for Ms. Ardern, who became a global liberal icon but whose government...more
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"The last time New Zealanders voted in a general election, they were choosing between two women who were self-professed feminists. Three years later, in a sign of how sharply the pendulum has swung, they will pick between two men named Chris. Ahead of next month’s polls, and 130 years after New Zealand became the first country to grant women the vote, the political landscape is in many ways unrecognizable from the era of former Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose pursuit of women’s rights and gun control transformed her country’s image abroad" (para 1-2). "It is a daunting legacy for Ms. Ardern, who became a global liberal icon but whose government...more
Nov. 29, 2024, 3:11 p.m.
Countries: South Korea
Variables: GP-DATA-1
“New polls indicating that Sanae Takaichi, the economic security minister, is among the three candidates expected to be in the running in a 27 September vote for leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party (LDP), has raised the prospect that Japan could soon have its first female prime minister” (para 11).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
“New polls indicating that Sanae Takaichi, the economic security minister, is among the three candidates expected to be in the running in a 27 September vote for leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party (LDP), has raised the prospect that Japan could soon have its first female prime minister” (para 11).
Nov. 16, 2024, 9:46 p.m.
Countries: Taiwan
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-4, ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, DMW-PRACTICE-1, GP-DATA-1
"We [Taiwan] elected an unmarried, childless woman as president and legalized same-sex marriage" (para 2).
Variables: MARR-PRACTICE-4, ATFPA-PRACTICE-1, DMW-PRACTICE-1, GP-DATA-1
"We [Taiwan] elected an unmarried, childless woman as president and legalized same-sex marriage" (para 2).
Nov. 16, 2024, 4:25 p.m.
Countries: Afghanistan
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1, GP-DATA-1, GP-DATA-2
"After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero" (para 6).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1, GP-DATA-1, GP-DATA-2
"After August 2021, women’s participation in the Taliban government reached zero" (para 6).
Nov. 16, 2024, 2:55 p.m.
Countries: Denmark
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"The percentage of women elected to the Danish Parliament is higher than ever. First time over 40 percent. 79 of the new members of the Parliament are women. This corresponds to 44.13 percent, and it is the largest share ever according to Ritzau's [the author's] count" (para 1). "The highest percentage so far was in the elections in 2011 and 2019. In both those elections, 39.1 percent of those elected to the Parliament were women. It is the first time that more than 40 percent of the members of the Danish Parliament are women" (para 2). "The woman who received the most personal votes in the general election this year...more
Variables: GP-DATA-1
"The percentage of women elected to the Danish Parliament is higher than ever. First time over 40 percent. 79 of the new members of the Parliament are women. This corresponds to 44.13 percent, and it is the largest share ever according to Ritzau's [the author's] count" (para 1). "The highest percentage so far was in the elections in 2011 and 2019. In both those elections, 39.1 percent of those elected to the Parliament were women. It is the first time that more than 40 percent of the members of the Danish Parliament are women" (para 2). "The woman who received the most personal votes in the general election this year...more
Nov. 12, 2024, 6:08 p.m.
Countries: Japan
Variables: GP-DATA-1
“New polls indicating that Sanae Takaichi, the economic security minister, is among the three candidates expected to be in the running in a 27 September vote for leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party (LDP), has raised the prospect that Japan could soon have its first female prime minister” (para 11).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
“New polls indicating that Sanae Takaichi, the economic security minister, is among the three candidates expected to be in the running in a 27 September vote for leader of the governing Liberal Democratic party (LDP), has raised the prospect that Japan could soon have its first female prime minister” (para 11).
Nov. 12, 2024, 1:32 p.m.
Countries: Latvia
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1, GP-DATA-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party...[a]dopt and apply temporary special measures to promote the substantive equality of women and men in all areas in which women are underrepresented or disadvantaged, such as participation in political and public life" (6).
Variables: LBHO-DATA-1, GP-DATA-1
"The Committee recommends that the State party...[a]dopt and apply temporary special measures to promote the substantive equality of women and men in all areas in which women are underrepresented or disadvantaged, such as participation in political and public life" (6).
Nov. 7, 2024, 2:19 p.m.
Countries: India
Variables: GP-DATA-1
" The party [Congress Party] gave India its first female prime minister - Indira Gandhi who served until her assassination in 1984 - while Sonia Gandhi was the party's longest-serving president before she retired last year" (para 37).
Variables: GP-DATA-1
" The party [Congress Party] gave India its first female prime minister - Indira Gandhi who served until her assassination in 1984 - while Sonia Gandhi was the party's longest-serving president before she retired last year" (para 37).