women in politics

The Pathways to Politics Program for Women has a new knowledge hub to share research, articles and interviews.

Since 2015 the number of women in senior leadership in business has grown, and diversity in leadership is good for business. Beyond business, female leaders from across generations are working together to find new solutions to the world’s biggest problems. The tech sector must attract more women to unlock the potential of the Fourth Industrial Revolution and ensure technology is developed from a balanced perspective.

In 14 premodern states, the royal women of eight societies exerted power in at least four ways: they influenced policy; they influenced the behaviour of those both above and below them in rank; they acted as go-betweens; and they patronised clients. Here is a summary of the Santa Fe Institute’s political anthropologist Paula Sabloff’s new paper on how royal women exerted power throughout history.