More than 75 young people from Bahrain, Oman and Qatar are taking part in a three-day leadership conference which opened at the Royal Society for Women in East Riffa yesterday.
Ms Anna Bossman, Acting Commissioner of the Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) on Thursday asked political parties to consider women as capable of becoming flag bearers instead of assigning them the supportive role as running mates.
Many people say that politics are rough, inherently masculine and simply not for women. This is nonsense. Politics are only "masculine" because so few women are involved in them.
Women leaders in Bungoma have denied reports that they are backing the nomination to Parliament of Ms. Beatrice Wasike by the Party of National Unity. If nominated, Ms Wasike will become the first woman MP from the greater Bungoma District.
Running on a progressive, feminist platform, Edwards put together a large coalition of women’s rights, environmental, and labor groups, including Emily’s List, the Sierra Club, the League of Conservation Voters, SEIU, National Organization for Women and Feminist Majority PAC.
National elections last October in Morocco brought 34 women to the first chamber of Parliament, but while the female MPs have proven effective legislators, their task has not been easy.
At the Congressional level women make up just 16 percent, and state and local government numbers are not much better. Media outlets use a double standard for women that then plays out in campaigns; women are perceived as being too strong, too weak or just not qualified.
Parvin Ardalan, a leading Iranian women's rights activist, has won the Palme Award for her work and commitment to human rights.
The Vice President and Secretary of State for Women's Affairs, Madam Isatou Njie Saidy, has noted that women contribute a low percentage than men in public life, thus the attainment of MDG goal 3 remains a challenge.