The third Gender and Media (GEM) summit ended in Johannesburg yesterday, Tuesday, 12 August 2008, with a call for the adoption of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development that includes strong provisions for achieving gender balance and sensitivity in the media.
Nearly a third of candidates in Angola's upcoming parliamentary elections are female, thanks to a new quota imposed by the government.
Gender activists breathed a sigh of relief when a long-delayed gender protocol was signed at the Southern African Development Community (SADC) summit this weekend.
There cannot be sustainable women empowerment in development and politics if women lobby groups leave out culture in their campaigns, Chikwawa District Commissioner Lawford Palani has said.
Women Members of Parliament will present the Domestic Violence Bill (DRB) as a Private Members Bill if government fails to move it before the House by the end of this year.
EMILY's List released a national study Wednesday that examines how "women of different generations view the presidential candidates, politics and life in general." The study, entitled "From 18 to 80: Women on Politics and Society" focused on the views of four generational groups of women.
The challenge for the Mauritian general elections, which will take place in 2010, will be to ensure that the representation of women in politics triples. Currently, women comprise only 17% of the Parliament, 11.2% in municipalities and 5.2% in district councils.
Women Leaders in the Greater Accra Region are the latest to join the campaign train for a peaceful election in the country.
A survey released Monday said most U.S. residents believe women can be political leaders, although most consider them to be no better than men.