Women are voting but are still under-represented in Indian politics
Since the days of monarchy in India, women have been kept away for state and administrative jobs. Women have been neglected in decision-making in the public and private spheres.
Local Government
Local governments are in a unique position to contribute to the global struggle for gender equality by improving the status of women around the world. Local Governments are the level of governance closest to the citizens and as service providers and employers have an important role in creating the conditions that encourage women’s political participation. In this special feature, we are collecting knowledge resources, case studies, stories and interviews from women active in local politics.
‘Representation of women in politics should increase’
President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday said the representation of women in politics should increase.” I want to draw your attention towards the subject of women’s representation in this House.
'Bharat', women's reservation bill and 'one election' debate: buzz gets louder over parliament special session
For the first time in the history of independent India, the government is conducting a five-day-long special session of Parliament from September 18 to September 22.
Political parties to create space for women participation
Key political parties in Ghana have pledged to create space for active girls and young women participation in politics as a strategy to promote their involvement in decision-making at all levels of national endeavour.
Nigeria: political inclusion - WFD asks national assembly to introduce laws on quotas for women, PWDS
WFD recommended that the National Institute for Legislative and Democratic Studies (NILDS) should impress on the legislators to create laws that will use both incentives and sanctions to enhance political inclusion.
Climbing the ranks: Australia’s gender equity breakthrough
When Kylea Tink, Member for North Sydney, decried the “unconstructive noise and aggression” in Australia’s Parliament this week, she wasn’t merely venting frustration.
What Kishida’s reshuffle says about female participation in politics
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida appointed a record-tying five women to ministerial posts in his Cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday, as well as one to a key position in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, as he aims to increase female executives in politics
Women’s Reservation Bill: history, importance and why The long silence?
India is a nation born out of a long freedom struggle that promised to function on equal representation of people from diverse genders, religions, ethnicities Etc.
Koike Yuriko: tackling gender bias from the Tokyo metropolitan government
If we consider how to advance the status of women in Japan, we must consider it from two vantage points.