Former Mexico City mayor Claudia Sheinbaum is polling double-digits ahead of her closest competitor, and will mark 2 firsts for the US neighbor if she wins. Here is some background

Out of 31 cabinet ministries, 23 men have been tapped as directors, with only a handful of positions still unfilled; women's group threatens to go to court over matter

Twelve top diplomats from Canada, Europe, Australia, Libya and elsewhere express solidarity with 'courageous Iranian women' protesting regime after 40 days of unrest

Number of female lawmakers is expected to drop, with few named so far to party lists; Lapid accuses right-wing religious parties of wanting to keep women away from power

In her new memoir/parenting guide 'And How are the Children?,' Marjorie Margolies describes the diverse family she cobbled together while fighting for social equality

Sweden, viewed for decades as one of Europe's most progressive countries on gender relations, had until now never placed a woman in top political post

A gaggle of Jewish candidates will vie on June 22 for the heavily Jewish 48th District's Democratic nomination - and personality seems to be as much a factor as ideology

As Rasela Mizrahi becomes a hero to some on the right, others on the left unleash the biggest post-Holocaust torrent of hatred ever seen by the country's Jewish community of 200

Alienated by ostensible allies on the political left, the would-be US politician says she prefers knowing to look over her shoulder as an outsider, rather than be taken by surprise

Making history on two fronts, the newly-elected Green Party head Annamie Paul shows Jews there's nothing to be afraid of on the far left while vowing to expel hidden anti-Semites