CAR's 2016 law set a 35% women-candidate quota. "Zebra list" alternation lifted local council representation to 45-53%, versus 12.5% of national candidates …
Burundi's World Bank-funded PRRPB land-certification programme registered rural plots in both spouses' names, delivering 93,000+ certificates -- nearly seven times the 14,000 …
Since 2006, Mauritania has required a 20% women's quota on party lists plus reserved National Assembly seats (2012 reform). Women's representation rose …
Suriname's Bureau of Gender Affairs issued a 15-year Gender Vision Policy (2021-2035) on political participation, building on a decade of steady, unlegislated …
HKEX banned single-gender boards for 2,700+ issuers in 2022, with a Dec 2024 deadline. Single-gender boards fell from 32.9% (2021) to ~3% …
A cross-party coalition of women from 16 political parties, launched in 2017 with EU and UNDP support, that pushed electoral quota reform …
UN Women's Women's Empowerment Principles (WEPs) Jordan Network grew from 50 signatory companies in 2021 to 256 by 2025, covering 100,000+ employees; …
Chile's Ley Karin (Law 21.643), in force since 1 August 2024, mandates employer protocols and fast-track investigations for workplace harassment and violence. …
Australia's civil-penalty scheme for non-consensual intimate image sharing and deepfake abuse saw reports rise 960% (849 in 2018/19 to 9,060 in 2022/23), …
UN Women's LEAP programme trained refugee and host women in Uganda's Yumbe and Adjumani districts in leadership and livelihoods; women's council seats …
Senegal's 2010 parity law requires alternating male-female candidate lists. Women's share of the National Assembly nearly doubled to about 43% in 2012, …
Mexico's 2019 constitutional reform mandates gender parity across all three branches of government at every level. Congress reached near-parity after the 2018 …
Since 1992, the Vanuatu Women's Centre and its 45 community-based CAVAW committees have delivered thousands of counselling sessions a year and helped …
Bosnia and Herzegovina's High Judicial and Prosecutorial Council became the first public institution in Europe to earn UNDP's Gender Equality Seal, meeting …
Sierra Leone's 2022 Gender Equality Act mandates a 30% quota for women in politics, public service and firms with 25+ staff. After …
Uruguay's Law 19.353 (2015) created the first Latin American national care system, professionalising care work and expanding subsidised childcare and elder care …
Ethiopia's land certification programme (1998-2021) put both spouses' names/photos on joint land certificates for millions of households. Women's perceived tenure security reached …
Bangladesh's flagship rural women's safety net, running since 1975. Each 24-month cycle supports ~750,000 women with 30 kg of fortified rice monthly …
National programme launched in June 2021 providing free period products in 2,100+ state schools, covering 97–98% of students. Over 600,000 packs distributed …
Since 1978, Jamaica's WCJF has served 46,989 adolescent mothers (aged ≤17) in a school-continuity programme; ~70% return to formal schooling, repeat-pregnancy rate …
Côte d'Ivoire's 2019 family law reform set the minimum marriage age at 18, granted equal parental authority, equalised marital property and protected …
Since 2013, SWAPO's 50/50 rule alternates male and female candidates on all National Assembly lists. Women's seats rose from 21% (2010) to …
Vision 2030 reforms lifted female labour participation from 17% (2017) to 36.2% (Q3 2024), exceeding the 30% target. Key measures: driving ban …
Two-year pilot in Amhara, Ethiopia (2004–2006) combining a conditional goat transfer for unmarried girls in school, safe-space mentoring and SRH education. Girls …
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