The Campaign for Stronger Gender Equality Architecture Reform (GEAR) called for the creation of a centralized UN women's agency last week.
The report, "Women and men in decision-making 2007," said the proportion of women members in parliaments in European countries is "still well below the so-called critical mass of 30 percent deemed necessary for women to exert meaningful influence on politics." According to the report, men outnumb
David Cameron has defended his pledge to give a third of ministerial jobs in a Conservative government to women.
The European Commission and the United Nations are marking International Women's Day by launching a programme to support action and advocacy to step up investments in gender equality as fundamental to the effectiveness of development assistance.
Hundreds of delegates from 60 countries from different sectors including education, government and nongovernmental organisations attended the three-day Conference, which is being organised by Zayed University (ZU), at Madinat Jumeirah.
Topics such as the "Electoral systems and of political parties" and "Women and the elections, and How it is important for Angola?" will be discussed at the event, which shall happen in light of the "March-Women Events" and attended by MPs, government officials, representatives of political partie
'Women, Power and Politics' at www.imow.org will explore how women can and are making a difference in politics around the world--just as the spotlight intensifies on groundbreaking campaigns, elections and leadership of women from the United States to Argentina
The deputy chairwoman of the women's regional group of the SADC Parliamentary Forum, Lilian Patel, called on females to assume the challenge to reach the goal of 30 per cent of women in leading positions.
As the country gears for the 2009 presidential polls, Women in Politics, a gender coordinating network, is strategising on how best to lobby and increase the representation of women in Parliament.