Women Public Service

Discover what truly drives #genderparity in public service leadership around the world in the groundbreaking #Roadmap50x50 report from the Women in Public Service Project - available now: bit.ly/2HvlJuf

Research shows that when women comprise at least 30% of nuclear nonproliferation talks the group dynamic changes, which leads to more collaboration and increased innovation. Read more here: bit.ly/2GlkMFq #50x50

This year only 21 women ran in Lok Sabha local elections compared to 28 in 2013. Women in Lok Sabha argue that existing feudal hierarchies are a threat to women who attempt to run. Read more about this issue here: bit.ly/2UjDlib #50x50

As European Parliament elections grow closer it is time to acknowledge the lack of women in leadership in the EU. There has never been a female president of the European Commission or European Council and women only make up little over a third of members. politi.co/2GoPz5D

Women will finally be included in the Taliban delegation at upcoming peace talks in Qatar later this month. Read more about their role here: reut.rs/2UKdhSN

The Light of Hope Foundation was founded in Ghana in 2011. Today its has empowered and supported 79 rural and vulnerable women through micro-finance and loans programs so that they may start their own businesses and gain independence. Read more: bit.ly/2KohHK1

Based on a study done in the Philippines it is being argued that employers in Asia need to mobilize a more gender diverse workforce. Gender diversity in the workforce has been linked to increases in innovation and financial performance. Read more here: bit.ly/2GepuWU

In statement made at the Forum of Women Parliamentarians the President of the IPU Gabriela Cuevas Barron stated that in two yeas we have only seen a 1% increase in women in parliament and at this rate it could take 50 years or more to reach parity. bit.ly/2GdqiuT #50x50

In a meeting organized by the Nigerian Women Trust Fund (NWTF) female politicians in Nigeria stepped up to describe the harassment, threats, and intimidation that they experienced throughout this year's election. Read more about the issue here: bit.ly/2IjYYN3

Women in Japan won 10.4% of seats in this year's regional assembly races. While this is a record high in Japan it still demonstrates the slow movement towards gender equality in the country. Read more about it here: bloom.bg/2YXsE8Q #50x50

In Ireland there are 25% more women running in local elections this year compared to local elections in 2014. In total 441 women are running for various position. Read more about women's participation and interviews with some of the candidates here: bit.ly/2U58BRU #50x50

On Thursday the House passed the revamped Violence Against Women Act 263 to 158. The Act expands law enforcement's ability to restrict gun purchases by convicted domestic abusers, which the NRA lobbied against. Read more here: nyti.ms/2UzqPzo

Saudi Arabia has arrested 8 people (including 2 dual U.S-Saudi citizens) in what appears to be a crackdown on supporters of the women activists who are currently on trial. Read more here: reut.rs/2uLXt2e

According to new pay gap data almost 8 in 10 companies pay their male employees more than their female employees in the UK. Read more about this new data here: bit.ly/2TYWgij

On Tuesday Lori Lightfoot was elected Mayor of Chicago. She will be the first black woman and openly gay person to hold the position. Read more here: nbcnews.to/2FVhbio #50x50

While we often hear that the wage gap is getting smaller, The PEW Research center found that it is actually slightly bigger. They also found that women of color experience much larger wage gaps than white women when compared to white men. Read more here: bit.ly/2Uq9VTT

Despite the effort to get more women involved in this year's election in Lok Sabha only 14 of the 241 candidates running are women. This suggests that despite the demand for change the situation on the ground has nor really changed. Read more here:bit.ly/2FRw59s #50x50

This year's NASEM symposium discussed women's underrepresented in science. There are those who believe there is hope for women's representation while others say that things have not changed. Read more here: bit.ly/2JZzF5u

According to the (ISC)2 2019 Women in Cybersecurity report women now make up 24% of the cybersecurity workforce and hold more senior leadership and decision-making positions than men. Read more about the report here: bit.ly/2YLERxd

In the UK the gender pay gap has widened in the public sector. Women are still paid 89p for every pound that men make. The pay gap widened to 14.1% in March 2018 compared to 14% in 2017. Read more here: bit.ly/2uF3ZHW

Women are vastly underrepresented in private equity and venture capitalist firms. In Asia only 15 % of firms were classified as gender-balanced at the upper-levels. Read more here: bit.ly/2TP8utQ