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Gender Equality

November 8, 2023
Nigeria: CSOs, gender activists canvass more women representation in political leadership

A group of civil society organisations and gender activists has called for more women representation in Nigeria’s political leadership space.

November 8, 2023
ElectHER: without women in politics, Nigeria limiting extent it can develop

ElectHER, a civil society organisation (CSO), says without women in politics, Nigeria is limiting the extent to which it can develop.

November 7, 2023
Pakistan: Shujat for providing ample role to women in politics

President of Pakistan Muslim League (Q) and former Prime Minister of Pakistan Chaudhry Shujat Hussain has said that the role of women in the develop

Don’t subject women legislators to patriarchal gaze

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November 6, 2023

Don’t subject women legislators to patriarchal gaze

Women have to ‘work twice as hard to get half as far’ as their male counterparts.

Women have to ‘work twice as hard to get half as far’ as their male counterparts.

November 5, 2023
Scotland: just a third of general election candidates selected so far are women

Herald on Sunday research shows that despite promises to act from most parties, just a third of all the candidates selected to fight the next general election are women.

Welcome to the silly season

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November 3, 2023

Welcome to the silly season

The current brouhaha surrounding comments made by two senior Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) parliamentarians about the physical attributes (or lack thereof) of a female People's National Party (PNP)

The current brouhaha surrounding comments made by two senior Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) parliamentarians about the physical attributes (or lack thereof) of a female People's National Party (PNP)

November 3, 2023
What stands in way of realising two-thirds gender requirement

While celebrating 13 years since the promulgation of Kenya’s 2010 Constitution, Katiba Institute highlighted several achievements, some of which demonstrated a greater involvement of women in pol

November 3, 2023
Monica Mutsvangwa bemoans gender imbalance in politics

WOMEN’s Affairs minister, Monica Mutsvangwa, yesterday bemoaned the imbalance between men and women in politics saying this undermined the principles of democracy and social justice.

November 3, 2023
Election Commission of Pakistan launches awareness drive to boost women’s electoral participation

The Election Commission of Pakistan has launched a media awareness drive among people with the overarching goal of motivating their active involvement in the electoral process, uplifting 49% of w