Peace keeping missions that have no women and lack awareness of gender issues can result in unnecessary tensions between peacekeepers and local civilians.
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This year's election in Zimbabwe saw many women's organisations engage in campaigns aimed at increasing female participation in government and politics. Some 118 of the 710 House of Assembly candidates are women, while 60 women are vying for senate out of the total 196 candidates.
The joint project of the Women's Committee of Uzbekistan and UNDP "Legislative and Institutional Capacity Development for Women's Empowerment in Uzbekistan" organized the workshop.
In an exclusive interview, Ms.
53 tribal women leaders and representatives from government and civil society organizations participated in the State Level Tribal Women Leaders' Summit held in India.
Using one of the most cyber-savvy platforms for dialogue, Her Majesty Queen Rania Al Abdullah launched a global campaign on YouTube urging users to discuss existing stereotypes about the Arab world and highlight commonalities uniting people around the globe.
Kadiata Malick Diallo is vice-president of the Union of Forces for Progress (UFP) and a deputy in Mauritania’s National Assembly. In her interview, she speaks about her journey into politics and the role of women in the emerging Mauritanian democracy.
NGO Gender Network says it will start meeting women aspirants across the country to strategise on their ambitious plan to have a representation of more than 40 percent of women in Parliament during the next year’s general elections.
During the launch of a book on the involvement of women in local politics, Hope Mwesigye decried the small number of women in local councils. "We have only one woman LC5 chairperson. We need more women to enter politics to compete with men."