The results of last month’s Presidential and National Assembly elections showed a heavily skewed women representation in the next parliament, with only 16 women, representing 22 percent, penciled to start in the National Assembly next year. The past National Assembly had 25 women, which represented 30.8 percent of the total house. “As the ministry responsible and mandated to promote gender equality and women empowerment in the country, we would like to see more women rising up and occupying more decision-making positions in politics, as well as in the public and private sectors,” Ausiku said.
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The results of last month’s Presidential and National Assembly elections showed a heavily skewed women representation in the next parliament, with only 16 women, representing 22 percent, penciled to start in the National Assembly next year. The past National Assembly had 25 women, which represented 30.8 percent of the total house. “As the ministry responsible and mandated to promote gender equality and women empowerment in the country, we would like to see more women rising up and occupying more decision-making positions in politics, as well as in the public and private sectors,” Ausiku said.
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