Rumbidzai Nhundu is a multi-disciplinary Gender practitioner, with several years of hands-on professional experience on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment initiatives at national, regional and international levels.
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Elections
The right to vote and the right to stand for election are two fundamental elements of democracy. Notably, many countries did not afford women the right to vote until the 20th Century. Even today, universal suffrage is not a given right in all countries, and women often face obstacles that undermine their participation in political and electoral processes. There are various ways to support women in overcoming these obstacles. Such methods include revising the electoral system used, applying affirmative action mechanisms such as quotas, improving voter education for women and training political candidates. These are a few of the modes available to strengthen women’s political participation .Photo©Jens Franssen
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Women Overcome Invisible Parliamentary Threshold
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Female representation in the newly elected parliament is at its highest level in the history of the Turkish republic with 50 female deputies, thanks to campaigns to raise awareness on the subject.The former parliament had only 24 female deputies, 4.4 percent of the total. The highest level of female representation in Parliament was 4.6 percent in 1935.
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Female representation in the newly elected parliament is at its highest level in the history of the Turkish republic with 50 female deputies, thanks to campaigns to raise awareness on the subject.The former parliament had only 24 female deputies, 4.4 percent of the total. The highest level of female representation in Parliament was 4.6 percent in 1935.
To read the full article, please visit Today's Zaman .
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Millions Of Women Still Fail To Cast Ballots
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In "Election Day," a documentary about the experiences of voters in the 2004 election, an Ohio woman is shown having trouble casting her ballot. She had moved, and despite re-registering, went to three different poll locations because her name didn't appear on the books.
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In "Election Day," a documentary about the experiences of voters in the 2004 election, an Ohio woman is shown having trouble casting her ballot. She had moved, and despite re-registering, went to three different poll locations because her name didn't appear on the books.
To read the full article, please visit the Women's eNews Website.
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Suffrage In Sierra Leone
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At first glance, women are doing better in Sierra Leone. In the last election, women tripled the number of seats they hold in parliament. They now control 14 percent of parliament. A few women have even taken up prominent ministry posts. And just last month, parliament passed three bills that will increase women's rights on issues such as domestic violence and divorce.
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At first glance, women are doing better in Sierra Leone. In the last election, women tripled the number of seats they hold in parliament. They now control 14 percent of parliament. A few women have even taken up prominent ministry posts. And just last month, parliament passed three bills that will increase women's rights on issues such as domestic violence and divorce.
To read the full article, please visit the Radio Netherlands Wordwide's Website.
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Philippines: PGMA Calls on Women to Lobby for Electoral Computerization
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called on women leaders to campaign for the modernization of voting, counting and canvassing as she pointed out that funds for the computerization of elections has long been provided. Arroyo said that women must help to liberate every Filipina from a life of poverty and exploitation not only through electoral reforms but in every other way to fulfill their hopes and dreams, free from fear and full of opportunity.
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President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo called on women leaders to campaign for the modernization of voting, counting and canvassing as she pointed out that funds for the computerization of elections has long been provided. Arroyo said that women must help to liberate every Filipina from a life of poverty and exploitation not only through electoral reforms but in every other way to fulfill their hopes and dreams, free from fear and full of opportunity.
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United States: Op-Ed: Women Are Never Front-Runners
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The United States can no longer afford to choose its leaders from a talent pool limited by sex, race, money, powerful fathers and paper degrees, argues Gloria Steinem in an op-ed piece in the New York Times.
Read Gloria Steinem's op-ed piece in the New York Times (8 January 2008).
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The United States can no longer afford to choose its leaders from a talent pool limited by sex, race, money, powerful fathers and paper degrees, argues Gloria Steinem in an op-ed piece in the New York Times.
Read Gloria Steinem's op-ed piece in the New York Times (8 January 2008).
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Iran: Women Call For Gender Equality Ahead Of Iran's Presidential Vote
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Former lawmaker and journalist Azam Taleghani is one of two women to have announced plans to run in Iran's presidential election in June.In the unlikely event Taleghani were to become president, she would encounter obstacles not often associated with a head of state.To attend state functions abroad, for example, she would need her husband's permission to leave the country.If she were to testify before a court, her testimony would be worth half that of a man, and she would still not have equal divorce orinheritance rights.This is because, despite her status as the holder of the country's hig
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Former lawmaker and journalist Azam Taleghani is one of two women to have announced plans to run in Iran's presidential election in June.In the unlikely event Taleghani were to become president, she would encounter obstacles not often associated with a head of state.To attend state functions abroad, for example, she would need her husband's permission to leave the country.If she were to testify before a court, her testimony would be worth half that of a man, and she would still not have equal divorce orinheritance rights.This is because, despite her status as the holder of the country's hig
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Iran: Iranian Women Call for Gender Equality
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Former lawmaker and journalist Azam Taleghani is one of two women to have announced plans to run in Iran's presidential election in June.In the unlikely event Taleghani were to become president, she would encounter obstacles not often associated with a head of state.
To read the full article please visit the Straight Goods website.
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Former lawmaker and journalist Azam Taleghani is one of two women to have announced plans to run in Iran's presidential election in June.In the unlikely event Taleghani were to become president, she would encounter obstacles not often associated with a head of state.
To read the full article please visit the Straight Goods website.
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Kuwait: Kuwaiti Women Aim for Third Time Luck in Elections
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Women in the conservative Gulf state of Kuwait aim to make it third time lucky as they contest seats in parliament after two failed attempts in legislative elections.
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Women in the conservative Gulf state of Kuwait aim to make it third time lucky as they contest seats in parliament after two failed attempts in legislative elections.
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