The launch of the Ateneo School of Government’s Henedina Abad Memorial Lecture on Women Leaders in Public Service in late October 2025 was more than an academic event. Held in a university setting ...

While some of these cases carried significant political weight, others will have a direct impact on everyday lives.

Efforts to redevelop a historically significant house in the Philippines to memorialize local women abused there by Japanese soldiers during World War II are facing funding and logistical hurdles, ...

The Philippine Commission on Women marked a historic milestone as it held its first-ever tribute and press conference recognizing the top-performing government agencies in implementing the 2024 Gender ...

PEACE BY PEACEOur peacebuilding work cannot be measured solely by what we accomplish within a single year. It is also determined by the manner in which ...

WASHINGTON — From religious leaders and politicians to activists and scientists, the world said goodbye to a number of notable figures this year.

But change could be on the horizon. In 2024, the Philippines’ House of Representatives—the lower chamber of the ...

Fear, harassment, and institutional silence continue to shape the political experience of women in The Gambia, a new study has revealed, exposing how violence, intimidation, and systemic neglect are ...

Sens. Sandy Pappas and Ann Rest watched as women went from being relegated to the sidelines to leading caucuses and top ...

Here are a dozen Florida political car wrecks you won’t be able to avoid in 2026.

Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi is the highest-ranked political newcomer to the Forbes list of the World’s Most Powerful Women, one of a few breakthroughs amid a year otherwise marked by sudden ...

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. came under growing pressure during the course of the year but has managed to survive – at least for now. Corruption and accountability dominated the news in the ...