Quotas
August 3, 2012
Lebanon: Women’s Quota among Controversial Electoral Law Issues
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July 28, 2012
Sierra Leone: Women Claim 30 Percent Quota Long Overdue
An umbrella body of more than a hundred women groups from across fourteen chiefdoms in Kailahun district, the Kailahun Women in Governance Network KWIG, has expressed grave concerns over the yet-to-be actualised 30% quota proposed for Sierra Leonean women to actively participate in the day today
Increasing Women’s Political Participation in Liberia: Challenges and Potential Lessons from India, Rwanda and South Africa
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July 24, 2012
Increasing Women’s Political Participation in Liberia: Challenges and Potential Lessons from India, Rwanda and South Africa
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July 20, 2012
Ireland: Groups welcome passing of Bill on gender quotas
GENDER QUOTAS are set to become law after the Electoral Amendment (Political Funding) Bill 2011 passed all stages in the Dáil yesterday.
July 18, 2012
Ghana: Obstacles facing female politicians – Making it Compulsory to have Women in Ghana’s Parliament
Beatrice Boateng, a member of parliament with the New Patriotic Party, Ghana’s official opposition to the ruling New Democratic Congress, has earned her place among the country’s lawmakers. As she takes her seat in parliament, she does so having overcoming the numerous obstacles that face al
July 12, 2012
Somaliland: Women Demand Share of Political Seats
Parliament has been asked to ensure articles 8 and 36 of the Somaliland constitution are adhered to.