- 2018
Iceland makes gender pay gap illegal
VoteIceland becomes the first country to make the gender pay gap illegal.
- 2018
300 women's rights activists launch TIME'S UP
VoteA collective of 300 women from the US film, television and theatre industries launch the TIME'S UP campaign, calling times up on harassment, marginalisation and under-representation of women in eve
- 2018
Australia launches a women's AFL league
VoteAn eight-team AFL league for women launches to much fanfare, and for the first time, women are shown playing professional AFL on network television.
- 2017
Women's March becomes largest single-day protest in history
VoteAmerican women lead the Women's March in the wake of President Trump's inauguration.
- 2017
New forums on women's rights take off in Asia Pacific
VoteIn 2017 we saw women's rights forums lauching across the Asia Pacific, including the Pacific Feminist Forum and the We Rise Coalition Forum in Fiji, the Jiwaka Women's Forum in Papua New
- 2017
Family Court grants young trans people access to hormone treatment
VoteThe Australian Family Court rules that young people experiencing gender dysphoria can legally able to undergo hormone treatment.
- 2016
Timor-Leste doubles the number of women Village Chiefs
VoteTimor-Leste's village election doubles the number of women Village Chiefs – 21 women were elected. Many more women were elected Hamlet Chiefs or women’s representatives to Village Councils.
- 2016
United Nations adopts resolution to protect those with diverse sexual and gender identities
VoteIn a landmark decision, the United Nations Human Rights Council apponts an independent expert to investigate how they can protect against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation, an
- 2016
Solomon Islands passes Family Protection Act
VoteSolomon Islands launches its first ever Family Protection Act. For the first time, domestic violence is explicitly outlawed.
- 2016
The first Australian-Myanmar MP mentoring program launches
VoteIWDA collaborated with Akhaya Women in Myanmar to match aspiring and newly elected women politicians with Australian mentors who have spent their careers in politics.
- 2016
Solomon Islands pilots the first mobile counselling services for women
VoteIWDA partner Family Support Centre launches a mobile counselling service based in rural communities that will service more of the country than ever before.
- 2016
Australia elects first Indigenous woman MP
VoteLinda Burney becomes the first Indigenous woman to be elected to the Australian House of Representatives, representing the seat of Barton, NSW.