Across the world, female political representation continues to be an issue.
Most recently, it’s become a significant issue in Jamaica, where the 51 Percent Coalition has been pushing for more women in Parliament (and in boardrooms) in the country.
New research has found negative media coverage of former PM, Julia Gillard, is discouraging women from pursuing their political aspirations.
The presidential deputy for women and family affairs says Iranian women are mostly excluded from top positions in the government.
The first women officers appointed to join the military bloc in parliament since it convened nearly three years ago after the 2010 elections have been sworn in as members of the Pyithu Hluttaw.
Sen. Kelly Ayotte says a new Republican women’s political action committee is “Democrats’ worst nightmare.”
Surrounded in a room full of 400 people, primarily young women, Ayotte gave the keynote address at the launch party of RightNOW Women PAC on Tuesday night.
It urges member-states to address the issue in national health plans and reinforce legal framework
Women voters outnumber men in 22 of the 39 Lok Sabha constituencies in Tamil Nadu.
In the previous Lok Sabha elections in May 2009, women outnumbered men in 15 constituencies.
Maximum in southern districts
A PN MEP candidate has called for more female candidates for the European Parliament elections.