Fiji Teachers Union president Bal Ram said there were very few female union executives. Mr. Ram said he hoped more women candidates would contest executive positions in their national elections next year.
Three GCC women’s rights activists, a former health minister of Kuwait, Dr.
On April 20-22, AWID, together with the Global Fund for Women, convened a feminist strategy meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, to discuss feminist resource mobilisation in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region.
With Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and Congress President Sonia Gandhi having made repeated assertions about the Congress’ commitment to bringing about 33% reservation for women, the government is set to table the contentious Bill in Parliament during the on-going Budget session.
Mrs Caro Nwosu, yesterday called on the Jim Nwobodo-led PDP Peace Committee to address problems of marginalisation of women in politics in the South-East.
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The regional bureau of the German Technical Cooperation, GTZ, in Cameroon will, Monday, May 5, launch week long activities aimed at sustaining the drumbeat for gender equality in the country.Dubbed "strong women and girls", the campaign highlights the view that women and young girls are indispens
The UN Envoy in Liberia, Ms. Ellen Margrethe Løj, has joined Liberia’s Vice-President, Ambassador Joseph Boakai in calling for the further advancement of women’s rights in post-conflict Liberia.
National Democratic Institute (NDI) Tuesday commenced a two-day training each in the twelve district of the country for 235 female candidates and campaign managers ahead of the forthcoming local council elections.
The International Women Forum (IWF) staged a seminar bringing together about 500 influential women leaders from around the world to discuss such issues as globalization and poverty eradication.