Moroccan women are certain to win at least 10 percent of parliament seats in polls on Friday, but the kingdom needs to deepen reforms to advance equality in the male-dominated politics, activists say.
The female MPs, in the words of their leader, Hon.
Prague- Female mayors from European Union countries have to deal with similar problems at the municipality level as their male colleagues, but it is difficult for them to advance to higher levels of politics, participants in the first meeting of women mayors from EU countries agreed in Prague tod
The multiparty system of governance does not promote women's participation in leadership, former ethics minister Miria Matembe has said. She attacked the Government for co-opting young women into State structures, making them keep quiet.
Many of the current male MPs are likely to lose to female parliamentary candidates in this year's elections, a recent poll says.
The forum titled, 'Defining Leadership and Success' will draw over 600 women leaders, businesswomen and opinion leaders. Representing the UAE will also be Azzah Al Sharhan, Director of Emirates National Development Programme.
Canada's elections chief on Monday defended a decision to allow conservatively veiled Muslim women to vote without uncovering their faces, despite appeals from the prime minister to reverse the ruling.
The North West provincial government is providing a forum for women to improve their skills in Information Communications Technologies (ICT), and discuss a wide range of issues in the sector.
Sonia Gandhi, chair of India's governing party, addressed nearly 5,000 women at a Women's Empowerment Conference in Kashmir on Monday.