In many countries, it wouldn't have a whiff of revolution about it, but when President Vladimir Putin named a pair of women to the new Russian government this week, the country sat up and took notice.
A Senator from the State of California, Shelia Kuehl, who is heading a delegation of Senators on a visit to Azerbaijan, briefed the media on 26 September that women of Azerbaijan and the USA may actively cooperate in settling global problems.
Even though many survey respondents say they will not vote for a woman in the Argentine presidential elections, Senator Cristina Fernández appears to have a clear run to succeed her husband, Néstor Kirchner, in the top job, analysts say.
Law enforcement against gender-based violence is to be strengthened, following the signing of a cooperation agreement between South Africa and the United States of America.
A new political party promising to give women a voice in Australian politics has introduced its ACT Senate candidate. Emma Davidson was involved in the Save Melrose Primary campaign after the ACT Government announced plans to close the school.
A conference will mark the beginning of the collaboration between legislators, government officials and civil society groups in their common effort to support women’s participation and leadership in Southern Sudan, Abyei Area, Southern Kordofan and Blue Nile (the Three Areas).
We know that women slightly outnumber men online. But at least anecdotally, it seems as if more men are on the political blogs, writing specifically about politics, reading about politics and putting in their two cents in the comments sections.
The ECOWAS Gender Development Centre (EGDC), in a bid to create a viable synergy between men and women of the region with the view of eliminating gender disparities, has started a three-day National Gender Training Workshop.