The Inter-Parliamentary Union is making 2025 the year of gender equality in politics. As the global organization of national parliaments, the IPU is driving change to ensure more women in politics and leadership. But what does real empowerment look like?

In this episode, we speak with Martin Chungong, IPU Secretary General, about the organization’s efforts to combat harassment and disinformation, strengthen diversity in decision-making, and make parliaments more inclusive. What impact will these changes have on democracy worldwide? Tune in for expert insights.

This interview was conducted by Alan Herrera, who leads AFPC-USA's editorial operations.

This episode has been developed in partnership with Arizona State University's Julie Ann Wrigley Global Futures Laboratory. AFPC-USA is solely responsible for the content of this episode.