The Coordinator of Governmental Talks Team Ramchandra Poudel said government had positively taken the demand placed by women representatives for women's proportional representation in each sector of the state and it would help in building of inclusive system of governance.
The amount of women holding top leadership posts in politics and business have begun to mushroom thanks to a government strategy designed to make females more inclusive in the country's decision-making processes.
"In terms of the number of women in government, yes, we are making progress. But if you dig deep about why these women were appointed you will find that they are only important when it is voting time," says Zhean Gwaze, a gender activist and journalist.
WOMEN Prisoners' Support Organisation (WPSO), a non-governmental organisation, together with Irish Aid, has established a functional literacy and skills training programme for prisoners in Jinja main prison.
As societies emerge from conflict, men’s dominance at all levels of decision-making ensures women never feel truly secure according to new research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).
Female immigrants are drawing increased attention as Congress heads into debate next week on immigration reform. Female domestic workers and abused women who fear deportation are two groups of women high on advocates' radar.
With a population of 170 million, Uttar Pradesh is India's largest state and the world's seventh largest political entity. It now has a government led by Mayawati (51), herself a Dalit and a single woman.
Standard Chartered Bank, one of the UAE’s leading international banks, marked its commitment to gender diversity with the launch of its second Global Women’s Forum.
Comesa First Ladies round table conference opened yesterday in Nairobi amid calls for increased financial allocation to empower women in the region.
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