The government might be finding it difficult to garner support for reserving 33% seat for women in Parliament but it seems it is doing its bit to empower women in municipalities.
Kenyan’s new constitution is not only a historic landmark for Kenya, but a milestone in the East African women’s rights movement.
Somalia has recently selected its parliament on Somali soil for the first time since the civil war of the late 1980s.
The newspaper present analysis of impact of the implementation of gender quotas on women in politics in Armenia.
The newspaper present analysis of impact of the implementation of gender quotas on women in politics in Armenia.
While the arrest of Mongolia’s former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar on corruption charges has been dominating headlines, another quieter, but very significant event took place earlier this summer on June 28, when nine women won seats in the country’s parliamentary elections.
Women representation in parliaments in Africa is unlikely to increase as per the international requirements, former Ugandan minister for ethics and integrity Miria Matembe said on Wednesday.
Women from the civil society and political activists are demanding for their 30 percent quota as the deadline to the formation of a new government draws near.
Women attending a political workshop in Vanuatu have agreed to pursue a quota system for the 2016 election.
A civil society group criticized the Cabinet’s approval of a new electoral law Wednesday, calling the draft legislation a “show” and warning of protests if the proposal moves forward in its current form.