Why We Need More Women in Politics
Women are often dynamic ambassadors of change, their full and active participation in decision making equal to men is essential to ensure greater responsiveness to citizens’ needs also to build and sustain democracies over the world. Yet women still have far to go towards equal representation in positions of power and leadership, whether in corporate boardrooms or presidential cabinets.
Fighting Extremist Ideologies as a Conflict Resolution Tool
Transforming those extremist ideologies that are at the roots of an armed movement should become a tool that actors concerned about peacebuilding, peace durability, and security introduce during peace talks. Fighting the ideas that offer a starting ground to conflicts can help guarantee that the causes that were initially present to make the conflict erupt will not be reassembled anymore post-peace agreements and conflict resolution.
Violence Against Women Online in the Age of COVID-19
Women are less likely to have access to the internet in comparison with men. This phenomena is known as the gender digital divide. As the graphic below illustrates, overall, there is a 26% difference worldwide in female access to the internet, with 327 million fewer women having access when compared to men. This is intrinsically tied to online violence against women in that women are less likely to have the training and digital awareness to enter the digital space with full knowledge about their rights, reporting mechanisms, and privacy standards.