Despite boasting a higher rate of education, Italian womenhave long lagged their male counterparts in politics. Just over 17 percent of seats in the lower house of parliament and 14 percent in the upper house are held by women.
Women account for more than 50 per cent of Nova Scotia’s population, but represent 21 per cent of municipal councils, according to the Union of Municipalities Women in Local Government Committee.
Former President of Cape Verde Antonio Mascarenhas Monteiro and the head of the Club of Madrid's delegation to Sierra Leone asked for promoting women in politics in the country.
Spain's socialist prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, is a name to conjure with, and not just because there's so much of it. The headline excitement this weekend was about his choice of nine women, including Spain's first female defence minister, and just eight men in his cabinet.
There are not enough women in Botswana's parliament, cabinet and other high offices today. The newly appointed Minister of Labour and Home Affairs, Peter Siele, confirmed this during a UNDP-organised workshop for aspiring women politicians in Gaborone.
Releasing the report titled "Equality in Politics" on Sunday, IPU Secretary-General Anders Johnsson said it clearly showed that there was an increase in the number of women in many parliaments across the globe and that women played a critical role in shaping policies.
A new coalition of U.S.-based rights groups says it plans to spend over $1 billion on projects to help women fight poverty in many parts of the world.
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Although affirmative action has gone a long way in providing women with leadership roles, their impact in local councils (LCs) and Parliament is yet to be realised.
Kenyan police have fired tear gas to disperse a crowd of women who had gathered outside the party headquarters of Raila Odinga, the country's newly appointed prime minster.