The London School of Economics have launched a new study concluding that gender quotas to place women in positions of power are needed in order to guarantee gender equality.
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China has unexpectedly released five women activists on bail, two lawyers said on Monday, after a vocal campaign against their detention by the West and Chinese rights campaigners.
The present paper looks into what happens when a country mandates female candidates. The researchers studied Spain’s Equality Law, which requires small towns to have women make up at least 40 percent of their candidates on electoral ballots.
The present paper looks into what happens when a country mandates female candidates. The researchers studied Spain’s Equality Law, which requires small towns to have women make up at least 40 percent of their candidates on electoral ballots.
A recent campaign designed to promote the need for women in the traditionally male-dominated politics of Georgia comes as statistics show that female representation is no better than before, and in some areas worse.
MAJORITY Leader of the House of Representatives, Mulikat Akande-Adeola, has canvassed the need for a framework that will define the constitutional quota for women in both el
Vietnam's National Assembly chairwoman Tong Thi Phong said promoting gender equality in the political area will create more opportunities for women, Vietnam News Agency (VN
than 50 percent of votes in the 2016 presidential election will be women a