EU Commissioner on human rights, Thomas Hammarberg, is concerned about the lack of women’s representation in politics and leading positions. “Still the power between men and women is not given equally”, said commissioner.
The first indigenous woman candidate for president of Guatemala, Rigoberta Menchú, is behind in the polls, but the very fact that she is standing is an important precedent and a sign that the political system is more open, analysts say.
Women took 25 more seats in Syria's latest local elections, which also saw a bigger turnout than the ballot, four years ago, according to a minister quoted by the official press Thursday.
Speaker of the Gombe state House of Assembly Hon. Manga Musa Bojude has commended women Non-Governmental Organisations (NGO) in the state for their role in enlightening people on the dangers of HIV/AIDS as well as creating political awareness among women.
The Forbes list of the World's Most Powerful Women this year includes 29 women helping to run governments around the world. Though that's flat from 30 in last year's ranking, those who have stayed continue to flex their muscles.
As the clock starts ticking for the local government election in Enugu State, women in the area seem set to have their right of way in the grassroots administration as the Association of Nsukka Women in Diaspora (ANWD) has endorsed the aspiration of Hon.
A large crowd of orange-clad supporters choked the roads as Portia Simpson-Miller's campaign convoy inched along the road in a village called Norwood on Jamaica's north coast. More than 100 cars were also decked out in the orange of her People's National Party (PNP).
SADC leaders have deferred the signing of the Protocol on Gender and Development because some member states need more time to conclude internal consultations following late changes to the document.
Posters, campaign appearances, radio spots and television adverts: all are essential for winning office in Kenya's general elections, set for December, and all cost money that parliamentary candidates are responsible for raising in this East African country.