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🌈 Sexism in politics: a barrier to women’s representation

March 13, 2025

🌈 How a new electoral reform has pushed women out of the Bundestag

March 12, 2025

🌈 Indigenous women defending land and democracy in the Amazon rainforest

March 11, 2025

🌈 Who’s afraid of the Istanbul Convention? Understanding the debate over gender equality in Europe

March 10, 2025

🌈 How American gender politics is reshaping Canadian democracy

March 7, 2025

March 13, 2025

🌈 Sexism in politics: a barrier to women’s representation

Sexism in politics restricts women’s participation and weakens democracy. A study by Hilde Coffé and colleagues on the 2024 legislative elections in Belgium reveals the impact of sexist attacks, stereotypes, and dismissals on women candidates, shaping careers, silencing voices, and discouraging future leaders. Tackling these problems is crucial for building truly representative politics

March 12, 2025

🌈 How a new electoral reform has pushed women out of the Bundestag

The new German Bundestag will be smaller and more right-wing wing. And it will be more male-dominated. Corinna Kröber and Lena Stephan discuss how the political shift to the right and the new electoral law have influenced this trend, and the potential long-term consequences for women’s political representation in Germany

March 11, 2025

🌈 Indigenous women defending land and democracy in the Amazon rainforest

Across the Amazon, Indigenous women are at the forefront of the fight for democracy, environmental justice, and human rights. In a world where extractive industries threaten their land and lives, they are not just resisting destruction — they are transforming political systems, writes Camila Montero. From grassroots mobilisation to high-level policy-making, their leadership is shaping the future of environmental democratic governance

March 10, 2025

🌈 Who’s afraid of the Istanbul Convention? Understanding the debate over gender equality in Europe

In recent years, gender equality has become a major political battleground. At the heart of this conflict is the 2011 Istanbul Convention to combat violence against women. Andrea Krizsán and Conny Roggeband examine which factors drive support or opposition to the Convention, across a variety of European countries

March 7, 2025

🌈 How American gender politics is reshaping Canadian democracy

As Donald Trump's executive order on gender identity sends shockwaves through North America, Conservative Party of Canada Leader Pierre Poilievre's calculated silence during a recent TV interview reveals how American cultural battles are crossing borders. Elie Kallab examines how this strategic pivot threatens to fundamentally alter Canada's democratic landscape A profound shift in North American […]

March 6, 2025

🌈 Lies, damned lies, and the far right

Far-right politicians around the world have mastered the art of epistemic warfare, posing a serious threat to academic freedom. Iris B. Segers reflects on the challenges of feminist resistance to a bizarre political reality rife with lies

March 5, 2025

🌈 Brazil’s 'Rape Bill' and the fast track to legislative backlash

In just one month, a bill equating abortion with homicide reached the voting stage in Brazil’s Lower House. How did this happen? Daniel Baldin Machado examines how a decade of institutional changes has reshaped legislative processes to sideline scrutiny, deepen gendered biases, and weaken democratic accountabilit

March 4, 2025

The 2025 German election: far-right surge and coalition collapse

James F. Downes argues that the 2025 German election has upended decades of stability: the CDU’s rightward pivot and the AfD’s historic surge have left a fragmented parliament. With the SPD’s progressive coalition shattered, a shaky 'Grand Alliance' offers minimal respite. Germany’s turmoil threatens EU unity — and its own democratic foundations

March 4, 2025

Elon Musk, Călin Georgescu and the Soros spectacle

Elon Musk has endorsed Călin Georgescu as Romania's next president. But what happens when a tech billionaire and a far-right Romanian politician collide? A political firestorm. In a world where billionaires and populists are manipulating elections in the name of 'democracy', Mimi Mihăilescu shows how Musk has succeeded in weaponising Romania's sovereignty

March 3, 2025

Hungary and the future of Europe

On 1 January, Hungary's six-month presidency of the EU Council ended and the EU made the unprecedented decision to withhold aid to Hungary over rule-of-law violations. John Chin and Mirren Hibbert put these developments in the context of continuing democratic backsliding in Hungary – and divisions over the future of Europe

Latest Articles

🌈 Sexism in politics: a barrier to women’s representation

🌈 How a new electoral reform has pushed women out of the Bundestag

🌈 Indigenous women defending land and democracy in the Amazon rainforest

🌈 Who’s afraid of the Istanbul Convention? Understanding the debate over gender equality in Europe

🌈 How American gender politics is reshaping Canadian democracy

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