Proposed changes to how Ontario elects its politicians will invariably mean more women, visible minorities and even young people find their way into provincial politics, advocates say - an outcome that critics counter is far from assured.
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo challenged the Filipino women leaders to fully exercise their right to suffrage and help modernize the country not just in the electoral aspect but also in building a better Philippines.
There will be no special dispensation for women as political parties go to the primaries in preparation for the 2009 general elections putting into doubt the parties' commitment to women empowerment.
Wednesday September 19 2007 marked the official launch in Kinshasa's Grand Hotel of UN resolution 1325 in the DRC, entitled "Women, Peace and Security." The resolution envisages an action plan aimed at empowering women in order to have gender equality and a durable peace, where there is no impuni
Calls for increased participation of women in policy-making decisions are on the rise as world leaders prepare to attend an international meeting on climate change to be held at U.N. headquarters next week.
Opposition parties decried the demise of a leading women's group today, calling the Conservative government "Neanderthal" and "misogynist" for cutting off federal support for advocacy and research on women's issues.
Norway created its first ever female-majority government Friday with a reshuffle caused by the resignation of the country's Oil Minister, the government said.
The UN country team is reportedly supporting a series of training workshops in Liberia for local authority officials nationwide on integrating gender issues in their programs and policies, a release said here over the weekend.
Having suffered hugely from years of relentless violence, women in Jammu and Kashmir are fast taking to politics to fight for their rights.