Advocacy and development are effective tools for gender advocates, male champions, civil society, and other stakeholders to hold leaders accountable to their commitments on concrete, measurable actions that guarantee women can fully and equally enjoy their rights. These include the ability to exercise freedom and choices, go to school, live free from violence, earn equal pay for equal work, and meaningfully engage in decision-making and political processes. Advocacy groups can collectively put pressure their leaders for legislative reforms to protect and promote women’s rights and concerns, which may require coalition-building, fundraising, civic education, awareness-raising and consensus-building on key issue platforms. Influencing legislation itself may require convince policy makers and legislators to address specific issues relevant to gender equality and women’s empowerment, which may involve introducing or revising legislation and policy.
Islamabad: Women have been considered as a passive vote bank and political parties tend to use them mostly for representative functions at public gathering, meetings and campaigns.
"Women hold just 30 per cent of seats in Parliament; only two of 12 premiers are women. It matters because women matter."
"Women hold just 30 per cent of seats in Parliament; only two of 12 premiers are women. It matters because women matter."
The political landscape in Asia has been very dynamic lately, but it is a disappointment to me personally that events have not been kind to women.
The political landscape in Asia has been very dynamic lately, but it is a disappointment to me personally that events have not been kind to women.
(CNN) In 2015, I spent the summer protesting and getting tear-gassed. I wasn't protesting for anything grand.
(CNN) In 2015, I spent the summer protesting and getting tear-gassed. I wasn't protesting for anything grand.
As the federal election date draws nearer, it’s almost impossible for Australians to avoid the policies, promises and paraphernalia of political parties and candidates contesting the election.
As the federal election date draws nearer, it’s almost impossible for Australians to avoid the policies, promises and paraphernalia of political parties and candidates contesting the election.
A dozen of women groups have expressed their concerns and dissatisfaction over the number of women that were elected on the 9th April elections as members of the country’s National Assembly.
Officials and activists had urged more women to stand after none of the female candidates were elected in 2017.
Women across Sierra Leone have through a communique submitted to the Speaker of Parliament called for the creation of a Women's Fund to enhance effective political participation and to also advance the interests and concerns of women for the development of the country
Relatives of opposition members imprisoned by the regime addressed the panel, decrying the poor treatment and different types of torture the female prisoners suffer.