Policies have helped increase the representation of women in certain leadership roles—but without trickle-down benefits.

The federal courts have been delivering a consistent verdict for the past two years: Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs built on racial and gender quotas violate the same civil rights law they ...

After decades of admirable, if slow, progress toward gender balance in its boardrooms, Norway has taken a giant leap. Last month, the pioneering Nordic state mandated that 40% of seats on the boards ...

The International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance (IDEA) reports that more than half of the countries of the world have enacted gender quotas to increase women’s participation in ...

Gender quotas have emerged as a vital instrument to enhance women’s presence in legislative bodies, addressing long-standing imbalances in political inclusion. By reserving a fixed proportion of ...

As Armenia moves toward another electoral cycle, the issue of women’s political participation has once again returned to the ...

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Update, Oct. 18, 2022: The European Council on Oct. 17 gave its final approval to European Union rules designed to promote more balanced gender representation on the boards of listed companies. The ...

Since 2005, Burundi has set quotas to ensure that the country’s three ethnic groups (Hutu, Tutsi and Twa), as well as women, are represented in its parliament, central government and municipal ...

A Kenyan court quashed an advisory by the nation’s former top judge calling on the president to dissolve parliament for ...