Monday, October 09, 2017
"I can't believe we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet... if there are any girls out there that stayed up late to watch - I may become the next woman president, but one of you is next." The words of Hillary Clinton on becoming the Democrat nominee in July 2016.
In the end she failed to smash the ceiling, but Hillary Clinton's choice of election night venue was anything but coincidental.
The Javits Center is thought to have the biggest glass ceiling in New York City, and would have been the perfect setting for her to become the first woman president in US history.
But Mrs... Read more
"I can't believe we just put the biggest crack in that glass ceiling yet... if there are any girls out there that stayed up late to watch - I may become the next woman president, but one of you is next." The words of Hillary Clinton on becoming the...
Yury Fedotov Yury Fedotov, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Vienna and Executive Director of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime
Monday, October 09, 2017
1. How do you explain the low representation of women in top leadership positions in intergovernmental organizations?
This is a complex, systemic problem, and the contributing factors are many. It may be true that there is generally a smaller pool of female applicants for leadership positions, which in turn lowers the possibility of a woman being promoted or appointed, but I think it is important to recognize that the problem starts much earlier. What we need to do is address root causes.
We need to invest more in coaching and awareness to support women to apply and succeed in assessment... Read more
1. How do you explain the low representation of women in top leadership positions in intergovernmental organizations?
This is a complex, systemic problem, and the contributing factors are many. It may be true that there is generally a smaller...
Friday, October 06, 2017
Monrovia - UN Women Liberia country representative, Marie Goreth Nizigama has frowned the under representation of women across Liberia’s governance structure.
Madam Nizigama believes this participation can be impactful if priority is given to female participation, beginning with the pending 2017 presidential and general elections.
“We wish to emphasize that despite considerable investments in Liberia in the area of women’s political participation, the number of women in political leadership and the governance system is still far below global benchmarks,” Madam Nizigama said.
At the signing... Read more
Monrovia - UN Women Liberia country representative, Marie Goreth Nizigama has frowned the under representation of women across Liberia’s governance structure.
Madam Nizigama believes this participation can be impactful if priority is given to female...
Wednesday, October 04, 2017
LIMA – Peru’s Second Vice President, Mercedes Araoz, an economist by training, was sworn in on 17 September 2017 as the new head of the Council of Ministers –known as the prime minister–, formed by 13 members of the cabinet and headed to date by fellow economist Fernando Zavala. Araoz, 56, took the oath of office before President Pedro Pablo Kuczynski at a ceremony held at the Government Palace in Lima, where five other new ministers were also sworn in and another 13 such appointments were confirmed by the president.
In addition to the prime minister, Kuczynski also changed his ministers of... Read more
LIMA – Peru’s Second Vice President, Mercedes Araoz, an economist by training, was sworn in on 17 September 2017 as the new head of the Council of Ministers –known as the prime minister–, formed by 13 members of the cabinet and headed to date by...
Monday, October 02, 2017
Co-organized by iKNOW Politics and International Gender Champions, this Facebook Live discussion brought together a diverse panel of Geneva-based Gender Champions who shared their experiences and views on the role of male champions in promoting women’s political participation and leadership.
Moderator:
Martin Chungong, Secretary General of the Inter-parliamentary Union
Speakers:
Elayne Whyte Gómez, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the UN in Geneva
Michael Møller, Director General of the UN in Geneva
Nazhat Shameem Khan, Ambassador of Fiji to the UN in Geneva
Along with iKNOW Politics and... Read more
Co-organized by iKNOW Politics and International Gender Champions, this Facebook Live discussion brought together a diverse panel of Geneva-based Gender Champions who shared their experiences and views on the role of male champions in promoting...
Friday, September 29, 2017
African advocates, pioneers, and thought leaders of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, together with the Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende, took stock of the achievements and challenges for women building sustainable peace on the continent at a high-level event on 22 September during the 72nd General Assembly.
“If peace processes do not include women, civil society and youth, they are not sustainable,” Børge Brende summarized the common understanding motivating all panellists in their endeavour.
When the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1325 (UNSCR 1325) in 2000... Read more
African advocates, pioneers, and thought leaders of the Women, Peace and Security Agenda, together with the Norwegian Foreign Minister Børge Brende, took stock of the achievements and challenges for women building sustainable peace on the continent...
Friday, September 29, 2017
This report synthesises findings from an eleven month qualitative research project (August 2016 - June 2017), carried out by Social Development Direct and Forcier Consulting, and funded by the Research and Evidence Division (RED) within the UK government’s Department for International Development (DFID).
The research aims to provide evidence on the principal enabling and constraining factors for Somali women’s participation and leadership in government and political structures, and offers insight on the strategies and circumstances under which Somali women have, and have not, accessed and... Read more
This report synthesises findings from an eleven month qualitative research project (August 2016 - June 2017), carried out by Social Development Direct and Forcier Consulting, and funded by the Research and Evidence Division (RED) within the UK...
Thursday, September 28, 2017
Co-organized by iKNOW Politics and International Gender Champions, this Facebook Live discussion will bring together a diverse panel of Geneva-based Gender Champions who will share their experiences and views on the role of male champions in promoting women’s political participation and leadership.
Moderator:
Martin Chungong, Secretary General of the Inter-parliamentary Union
Speakers:
Elayne Whyte Gómez, Ambassador of Costa Rica to the UN in Geneva
Michael Møller, Director General of the UN in Geneva
Nazhat Shameem Khan, Ambassador of Fiji to the UN in Geneva
Along with iKNOW Politics... Read more
Co-organized by iKNOW Politics and International Gender Champions, this Facebook Live discussion will bring together a diverse panel of Geneva-based Gender Champions who will share their experiences and views on the role of male champions in...
Dr Khalid Koser Executive Director of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF)
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Dr Khalid Koser, Executive Director of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) and International Gender Champion, gives us insight on how to engage men to work side by side with women on closing the gender gap in top leadership positions.
Note: This interview was included as a contribution to iKNOW Politics and International Gender Champions’ e-Discussion on Engaging Male Champions to Support Women’s Political Participation. Read more
Dr Khalid Koser, Executive Director of the Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) and International Gender Champion, gives us insight on how to engage men to work side by side with women on closing the gender gap in top leadership...
Michael Møller Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva
Thursday, September 21, 2017
Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and International Gender Champion, talks to us about the role and responsibility of men leaders in advancing women's leadership in international organizations and gives us examples of good practices to change "bad habits".
Note: This interview was included as a contribution to iKNOW Politics and International Gender Champions’ e-Discussion on Engaging Male Champions to Support Women’s Political Participation. Read more
Michael Møller, Director-General of the United Nations Office at Geneva and International Gender Champion, talks to us about the role and responsibility of men leaders in advancing women's leadership in international organizations and gives us...
Tuesday, September 19, 2017
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Chief of ITU’s Strategic Planning and Membership Department and most senior-ranked woman at ITU, tells us about successful strategies in engaging male champions to work alongside women in shifting the gender disparity in decision-making bodies.
Note: This interview was included as a contribution to iKNOW Politics and International Gender Champions’ e-Discussion on Engaging Male Champions to Support Women’s Political Participation. Read more
Doreen Bogdan-Martin, Chief of ITU’s Strategic Planning and Membership Department and most senior-ranked woman at ITU, tells us about successful strategies in engaging male champions to work alongside women in shifting the gender disparity in...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
The secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum Dame Meg Taylor wants to put more effort into empowering women leaders.
The PACNEWS agency reports Dame Meg, whose first term in the role finishes in December, says she hasn't done enough to empower women in the Pacific.
She said if she got another term she hoped to rectify this.
Dame Meg said the Pacific is not an easy place for women leaders and the region is way behind in terms of political representation.
The secretary general, who is from Papua New Guinea, said the recent PNG election, in which no woman was elected into parliament,... Read more
The secretary general of the Pacific Islands Forum Dame Meg Taylor wants to put more effort into empowering women leaders.
The PACNEWS agency reports Dame Meg, whose first term in the role finishes in December, says she hasn't done enough to...
Tuesday, September 12, 2017
Latin America has some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws. Yet it also leads the world in electing female presidents — including Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
Last week, Chile’s Constitutional Court ruled in favor of a reproductive rights bill sponsored by Bachelet and passed by the congress. The new law will legalize abortions when the mother is at risk, when the fetus is unviable or when the pregnancy resulted from rape. Chile previously banned abortion in all instances.
Do female presidents tend to pursue pro-women legislation? The link between presidents’ gender and pro... Read more
Latin America has some of the world’s most restrictive abortion laws. Yet it also leads the world in electing female presidents — including Chilean President Michelle Bachelet.
Last week, Chile’s Constitutional Court ruled in favor of a reproductive...
Friday, September 08, 2017
Nirmala Sitharman said her appointment sent a "big message to the world of what's the status of women in India... This country will never stop promoting women".
Nirmala Sitharaman, who was promoted to the cabinet as the country's next Defence Minister, said it was a "big message" to the world and the country will "never stop promoting women". Ms Sitharaman is India's first woman Defence Minister after Indira Gandhi, who handled the portfolio during her tenure as the Prime Minister more than 30 years ago.
Calling her appointment a matter of "cosmic grace", Ms Sitharman said it also sent a "... Read more
Nirmala Sitharman said her appointment sent a "big message to the world of what's the status of women in India... This country will never stop promoting women".
Nirmala Sitharaman, who was promoted to the cabinet as the country's next Defence...
Friday, September 08, 2017
By Ingvild Bode
The exhibition “HERStory: A Celebration of Leading Women in the United Nations” was held at the Unesco headquarters in Paris this summer, after it made its debut in New York last year. Designed to showcase the contributions of female leaders throughout the UN’s history, it featured such high-profile personalities as Margaret Anstee, the first woman to be appointed a special envoy of the UN secretary-general to a peacekeeping operation, in 1992, in Angola.
The exhibition pointed to the important roles women have played in the UN throughout the last 70 years, yet overall ... Read more
By Ingvild Bode
The exhibition “HERStory: A Celebration of Leading Women in the United Nations” was held at the Unesco headquarters in Paris this summer, after it made its debut in New York last year. Designed to showcase the contributions of...
Wednesday, September 06, 2017
Research and experience has documented that gender diversity yields better outcomes in political decision-making and that women’s role in local and national political processes greatly improves democratic outcomes. Women’s right to equal voice and participation in political life has a strong foundation of international commitments - from the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to the Beijing Platform for Action and more recently the Sustainable Development Goals. Yet women continue to be under-represented across every area of political life –... Read more
Research and experience has documented that gender diversity yields better outcomes in political decision-making and that women’s role in local and national political processes greatly improves democratic outcomes. Women’s right to equal voice and...
Tuesday, August 22, 2017
The history of women in American politics is just as long as that of the nation as a whole. Even in the days before the Constitution guaranteed women the right to vote, many tried hard to make a difference as best they could — and succeeded, not only by breaking glass ceilings and proving that women could handle the job but also by introducing important legislation, standing up for their fellow citizens' rights and much more.
Whether they held office at the local and federal level, whether they were appointed to the most high-profile jobs in politics or to a role many would never hear about,... Read more
The history of women in American politics is just as long as that of the nation as a whole. Even in the days before the Constitution guaranteed women the right to vote, many tried hard to make a difference as best they could — and succeeded, not...
Friday, August 18, 2017
By Torild Skard
OSLO — The last year has brought troubling events for feminists who are striving to see more women win top political leadership positions. Two female presidents, Dilma Rousseff of Brazil and Park Guen-hye of South Korea, had to leave office amid corruption scandals. In the United States, a female candidate did not become president: Hillary Clinton.
Female politicians are often met with skepticism because of their gender, and Clinton was exposed to clearly misogynist attitudes. Whether the two female presidents of Brazil and South Korea were judged more harshly than men is... Read more
By Torild Skard
OSLO — The last year has brought troubling events for feminists who are striving to see more women win top political leadership positions. Two female presidents, Dilma Rousseff of Brazil and Park Guen-hye of South Korea, had to leave...
Friday, August 18, 2017
The WPL Annual Global Summit 2017 will be hosted, in cooperation with the Althingi – Iceland’s Parliament – and the Government of Iceland, in Reykjavík (Iceland) on 28-30 November.
This high-level conference will be a unique gathering of women political leaders as it will bring together at least 250 female political leaders from all over the world. Past WPL Annual Global Summits have each attracted several hundred female Parliamentarians and other senior politicians to Amman (Jordan) Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Mexico City (Mexico), Kigali (Rwanda) and the European Parliament (Brussels).
The... Read more
The WPL Annual Global Summit 2017 will be hosted, in cooperation with the Althingi – Iceland’s Parliament – and the Government of Iceland, in Reykjavík (Iceland) on 28-30 November.
This high-level conference will be a unique gathering of women...
Wednesday, August 16, 2017
Coumba Diaw is the only female Mayor in the Louga region of Senegal. She grew up listening to a rhetoric that restricted women from participating in politics and public life. But that didn’t stop her. Today she makes other elected officials aware of the importance of women’s leadership.
“They said that a woman couldn’t run for elections. They said that a widowed woman couldn’t be a Mayor…that a woman did not have the skills to manage a community.
I have proved them all wrong.
I was born into a conservative family. Nothing [in my background] predestined me to take up politics. At the age of 14... Read more
Coumba Diaw is the only female Mayor in the Louga region of Senegal. She grew up listening to a rhetoric that restricted women from participating in politics and public life. But that didn’t stop her. Today she makes other elected officials aware of...
Wednesday, August 02, 2017
In March 2017, Dr. Joyce Banda launched her paper, “From Day One: An Agenda for Advancing Women Leaders in Africa” as the crux of her research while serving as a Distinguished Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center. As a woman leader and former President of Malawi, Dr. Banda knows the barriers facing women who seek positions of political leadership and the opportunities to remove such barriers.
Towards this, Dr. Banda published “From Day One: An Agenda for Advancing Women in Africa” which details the history of women’s leadership in Africa and some of the challenges and opportunities women... Read more
In March 2017, Dr. Joyce Banda launched her paper, “From Day One: An Agenda for Advancing Women Leaders in Africa” as the crux of her research while serving as a Distinguished Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center. As a woman leader and former...
Wednesday, August 02, 2017
Throughout this report, the authors offer a look at the unique strengths that women bring to policymaking and their impact on government is examined. They start by examining women’s representation in government, highlighting the underrepresentation of women both in the Pennsylvania state legislature and national offices. The link between women’s representation and state policy is articulated, and areas of concern are addressed. Sponsorship, bipartisanship, collaboration, and legislative success are each explored. They address questions specific to the role of gender in patterns of bill... Read more
Throughout this report, the authors offer a look at the unique strengths that women bring to policymaking and their impact on government is examined. They start by examining women’s representation in government, highlighting the underrepresentation...
Tuesday, August 01, 2017
Mehrezia Maïza Labidi chaired many of the plenary sessions that led to the birth of Tunisia’s new constitution, which includes a clause guaranteeing women’s rights. A vocal advocate for young women's participation and leadership in politics, she took part in the High-Level Women Leaders’ Forum for Africa’s Transformation and the launch of the African Women Leaders’ Network.
“I chaired a majority of the plenary sessions on Tunisia’s new constitution. It was my first time in politics, and I ended up writing a constitution!
But it wasn’t easy, the constitutional debates were always very tense.... Read more
Mehrezia Maïza Labidi chaired many of the plenary sessions that led to the birth of Tunisia’s new constitution, which includes a clause guaranteeing women’s rights. A vocal advocate for young women's participation and leadership in politics, she...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
SANTIAGO, Chile — No one relished the milestone more than President Michelle Bachelet of Chile.
For a few years, she and two other female leaders presided over much of South America, representing more than half of the continent’s population.
Their presidencies — in Argentina, Brazil and Chile — made the region an exemplar of the global push for a more equitable footing for women in politics. And their moment came long before the United States, often regarded as less sexist than Latin America, even came close to electing a female president.
But now, with one of her counterparts impeached and... Read more
SANTIAGO, Chile — No one relished the milestone more than President Michelle Bachelet of Chile.
For a few years, she and two other female leaders presided over much of South America, representing more than half of the continent’s population.
Their...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
This opinion piece was originally published by Times of Malta on 18 July 2017 here.
By Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, president of the European Public Health Association and a senior lecturer at the University of Malta.
Over the past days, the issue of women’s under-representation on the local political scene made the headlines thanks to the LEAD initiative launched by the Labour Party. This is by no means a new issue.
On September 26, 1993, as International Secretary of the University Student Council (KSU), I had organised a European seminar to discuss this problem. In Malta at that time we had... Read more
This opinion piece was originally published by Times of Malta on 18 July 2017 here.
By Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, president of the European Public Health Association and a senior lecturer at the University of Malta.
Over the past days, the issue of...
Tuesday, July 25, 2017
A recent study found that women legislators in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly — though small in number — are more effective at passing legislation than their male counterparts.
Researchers found, during the period they examined, that female legislators had a higher percentage of their sponsored bills signed into law — 9.7 percent — compared with their male counterparts at 9 percent.
It also found women legislators had an average of 18.2 co-sponsors on their bills, compared with male colleagues, who had an average of 17.1 co-sponsors.
The study examined bill sponsorship data from the 2013-... Read more
A recent study found that women legislators in Pennsylvania’s General Assembly — though small in number — are more effective at passing legislation than their male counterparts.
Researchers found, during the period they examined, that female...
Friday, July 07, 2017
Christine Todd Whitman single handedly halted Bill Bradley’s presidential aspirations when she nearly beat him in a Senate race in 1990. A then unknown sacrificial lamb against an incumbent Hall of Fame basketball star. She lost by two percentage points.
“I think any man who had come that close to taking down a giant like Bill Bradley would have not had a primary for the gubernatorial nomination,” she recalled. “I had a three-way primary.”
Whitman went on to win that primary, and two gubernatorial elections, but she says, as she looks at the political landscape for women today, not much has... Read more
Christine Todd Whitman single handedly halted Bill Bradley’s presidential aspirations when she nearly beat him in a Senate race in 1990. A then unknown sacrificial lamb against an incumbent Hall of Fame basketball star. She lost by two percentage...
Thursday, July 06, 2017
A group of 25 people will be attending a workshop on Friday 7 July to discuss the findings of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s studies on Women’s Political Participation in the Commonwealth. They range from civil society expert and election management bodies, to parliamentarians, UN Women representatives, the International Foundation for Electoral Systems and Commonwealth organisations.
The day-long event will look at how the Commonwealth can support women leaders, parliamentarians and other stakeholders into politics. Commonwealth Deputy Secretary-General Dr Josephine Ojiambo will be one of... Read more
A group of 25 people will be attending a workshop on Friday 7 July to discuss the findings of the Commonwealth Secretariat’s studies on Women’s Political Participation in the Commonwealth. They range from civil society expert and election management...
Thursday, July 06, 2017
A women-only-additional-seats system is the most feasible, fastest and least contentious way of accelerating women’s participation in formal politics, says Dr Maznah Mohamad, an academic and a member of the steering committee on gender and electoral reform convened by the Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC).
Women’s under-representation in politics
As the 14th general election approaches, will there be any significant change to Malaysian women’s under-representation in political office? Would women continue to form 50 per cent of all voters? Would all women’s wings of political... Read more
A women-only-additional-seats system is the most feasible, fastest and least contentious way of accelerating women’s participation in formal politics, says Dr Maznah Mohamad, an academic and a member of the steering committee on gender and electoral...
Wednesday, July 05, 2017
Serbian lawmakers elected Ana Brnabic as prime minister on Thursday, making history by choosing both the conservative Balkan nation's first female prime minister and its first openly gay leader.
Parliament voted 157-55 to approve the government of the 41-year-old Brnabic and she and her ministers were sworn in.
Serbia's powerful President Aleksandar Vucic nominated the Western-educated Brnabic for the post two weeks ago amid opposition from hard-line nationalists. Gays have regularly faced harassment and attacks in Serbia.
Click here to read the rest of article published by ABC News on 29... Read more
Serbian lawmakers elected Ana Brnabic as prime minister on Thursday, making history by choosing both the conservative Balkan nation's first female prime minister and its first openly gay leader.
Parliament voted 157-55 to approve the government of...
Monday, June 19, 2017
As a society bound by tradition, change comes slowly to Japan. That includes opportunities for women in politics and government.
But lately there's been a shake-up of the old order, with women reaching new heights that could hardly be imagined just a generation ago.
"My way of thinking is quite different from the previous governors. At least I'm not chauvinistic," Yuriko Koike said, smiling.
As Tokyo's first female governor, Koike is used to breaking glass ceilings, reports CBS News correspondent Adriana Diaz. Japanese politics have long been dominated by men, and some are hostile to change... Read more
As a society bound by tradition, change comes slowly to Japan. That includes opportunities for women in politics and government.
But lately there's been a shake-up of the old order, with women reaching new heights that could hardly be imagined just...
Monday, June 12, 2017
By Karen Cirillo and Jodi Hilton
In the small village of Getik, Arpine Gyulumyan runs a bed and breakfast with her family. But she is also an engineer, a social worker, and a community council member.
While few residents venture far from their farming and cattle breeding traditions, Arpine left to study electrochemical technology in Yerevan. But she returned to Getik after graduation, where there were no jobs in engineering.
In Armenia, women are more likely than men to hold higher education degrees, yet they have a much lower presence in government, both locally and nationally. There is a... Read more
By Karen Cirillo and Jodi Hilton
In the small village of Getik, Arpine Gyulumyan runs a bed and breakfast with her family. But she is also an engineer, a social worker, and a community council member.
While few residents venture far from their...
Monday, June 12, 2017
Women are more politically mobilized than ever before — but that’s not enough to get them into office. A POLITICO investigation reveals what’s really stopping women from breaking through.
One morning this spring, 80 women of different ages, parties and backgrounds gathered in a hotel ballroom in Ames, Iowa, to learn how to run for office. They poured themselves coffee, nodded to their neighbors and listened to experts explain the relative merits of radio ads vs. billboards. Six months earlier, many would not have imagined spending a Friday this way. But then came the 2016 election.
Monic... Read more
Women are more politically mobilized than ever before — but that’s not enough to get them into office. A POLITICO investigation reveals what’s really stopping women from breaking through.
One morning this spring, 80 women of different ages, parties...
Monday, June 12, 2017
By Evelyn Anite, Uganda's minister of finance for infrastructure and privatization.
When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf stands down later this year as president of Liberia, it will mean that for the first time in more than a decade, no African country will be led by a woman. While strong female leaders are still emerging to play a critical role in African politics, it is a reminder that we cannot take our foot off the pedal.
I know from first-hand experience how tough it can be for African women to win the top political positions. I’m the youngest woman in the Ugandan government and the youngest... Read more
By Evelyn Anite, Uganda's minister of finance for infrastructure and privatization.
When Ellen Johnson Sirleaf stands down later this year as president of Liberia, it will mean that for the first time in more than a decade, no African country will...
Tuesday, June 06, 2017
When Bidya Devi Bhandari became Nepal’s first woman President in 2015, cynics dismissed her arguing that she was the widow of a political leader, it was a ceremonial position anyway, and one woman becoming head of state did not change the lives of millions of downtrodden women in Nepal.
Then, Onsari Gharti Magar became Nepal’s first female Speaker of Parliament and Sushila Karki the first ever woman Chief Justice. Nay-sayers were still unimpressed.
Now that 15,000 women have been elected to local governments in the first phase of elections this month, even the skeptics are grudgingly nodding... Read more
When Bidya Devi Bhandari became Nepal’s first woman President in 2015, cynics dismissed her arguing that she was the widow of a political leader, it was a ceremonial position anyway, and one woman becoming head of state did not change the lives of...
Monday, June 05, 2017
Forum organized by African Union Commission and UN Women, with the support of Germany, outlines roadmap for women in governance, peace and security.
(New York, 2 June)—UN Women, the African Union Commission, and the Permanent Mission of Germany today launched the African Women Leaders Network, a ground-breaking initiative that seeks to enhance the leadership of women in the transformation of Africa with a focus on governance, peace and stability. The Network was launched following the three-day High-Level Women Leaders Forum for Africa’s Transformation, which took place at the United Nations... Read more
Forum organized by African Union Commission and UN Women, with the support of Germany, outlines roadmap for women in governance, peace and security.
(New York, 2 June)—UN Women, the African Union Commission, and the Permanent Mission of Germany...
Wednesday, May 31, 2017
The African Union Commission, UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, and the Government of Germany are organizing a high-level “Women Leaders Forum for Africa’s Transformation.” The forum is scheduled to take place at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, from Wednesday 31st May to Friday 2nd June 2017. The high-level meeting will bring together approximately 80 participants from across Africa, including women in leadership in politics and the public sector, in business, civil society and the media. The three-day forum will serve as a... Read more
The African Union Commission, UN Women, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, and the Government of Germany are organizing a high-level “Women Leaders Forum for Africa’s Transformation.” The forum is scheduled...
Tuesday, May 30, 2017
Nepal — "I am contesting the upcoming election with my headscarf on, duly following the advice of my mother-in-law. But I have offered my full support to my daughter-in-law to contest the polls without the scarf" says Kausilya Tharu, 45, who came all the way from Bara district in western Nepal to participate in the national conference. She is one of the 39 women participants contesting local polls in the second phase of the local elections scheduled for June 14.
With the promulgation of a new constitution in Nepal in 2015 that contains many positive provisions to advance gender equality and... Read more
Nepal — "I am contesting the upcoming election with my headscarf on, duly following the advice of my mother-in-law. But I have offered my full support to my daughter-in-law to contest the polls without the scarf" says Kausilya Tharu, 45, who came...
Wednesday, May 17, 2017
French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a gender-balanced cabinet in accordance with an earlier pledge, with 11 of 22 posts taken by women.
Sylvie Goulard is defence minister while Olympic fencing champion Laura Flessel is sports minister.
Bruno Le Maire is economy minister, Gérard Collomb is interior minister and François Bayrou is justice minister.
Mr Macron's decision to pluck figures from across the political spectrum has sent the French right into disarray.
Mr Le Maire is a conservative moderate, Mr Collomb is the Socialist mayor of Lyon and Mr Bayrou is a veteran centrist.
France'... Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron has unveiled a gender-balanced cabinet in accordance with an earlier pledge, with 11 of 22 posts taken by women.
Sylvie Goulard is defence minister while Olympic fencing champion Laura Flessel is sports minister....
Tuesday, May 16, 2017
Hanna Hopko is a Ukrainian Member of Parliament and the head of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee. Read more
Hanna Hopko is a Ukrainian Member of Parliament and the head of the Parliamentary Foreign Affairs Committee.
