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A Gender Responsive Parliament: A Handbook on Gender Mainstreaming in the Legislature
This guidebook provides a brief and simple references on gender mainstreaming in legislative processes.
Consolidated response on commentaries and suggestions to the UN-INSTRAW tool for electoral systems
This consolidated response in based on the commentaries and suggestions of an experts´ group about an analysis tool for electoral systems from a gender perspective elaborated by UN-INSTRAW.
FSM Bill Designates 4 Seats in Congress for Women
On November 27th- day 2 of the 5th Special Session, Speaker Isaac V Figir and Vice Speaker Resio S Moses co-sponsored a bill that if passed, may forever change the landscape of the Congress of the Fed

2008 is ending , so many things to do in 2009 SO PLEASE BE INVOLVED! Together we can make a difference!

Submitted by TUGBA on Wed, 2008-12-31 10:11.

Dear iKNOWPolitics Members,

Submitted by Sarry on Mon, 2008-12-08 06:09.

Namibia at the moment stands at over 30% women representation and 42% at the local governance level.

Submitted by lesley abdela on Wed, 2008-12-03 17:50.

Below is the link to my article for the 16 days of activism against violence against women for the British national newspaper the Guardian.

Tanzania: CCM Moves to Empower Kilimanjaro Women
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) women wing (UWT)in Kilimanjaro Region is planning to start women competition in business and politics, with the view to encourage more women to join politics and at the same time engage in income generating and subsequently fight poverty.
UAE: DSG Backs Debut 'Arab Women Leadership Forum'
Dubai School of Government (DSG) will be the knowledge sponsor for the first 'Arab Women Leadership Forum 2009' to be held in Dubai. The forum is being held under the patronage of vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Malawi: Parities Oppressing Women, Says Mussa
Executive Director for Gender Support Programme (GESP), Cecilia Mussa said on Saturday most political parties were favouring men to women to stand as aspirants, a situation she described as detrimental to achieving 50-50 representation in the National Assembly. Speaking at Dowa Community Ground where GESP held a voter registration awareness campaign, said most women lack support from their respective political parties, resulting in their withdrawal from primary elections.