After 20 years as an activist, in which she campaigned to shape social and economic policy in Indonesia, Binny Buchori is setting her sights on a new career -- as a politician.It is a natural progression, she says, in a quest to improve the lives of this South-east Asian archipelago’s marginalize
The first woman from the Muslim majority island constituency of East Lamu to contest for a seat in Kenyan parliament, Shakila Abdalla is determined to give voice to the country's poor and marginalised.
Meeting recently in Bamenda for a two-day seminar on "Women and Politics", the women decried the domineering attitude of men at all levels in the party.
President Yoweri Museveni has attacked Busiro East MP Susan Nakawuki (FDC) as a young and inexperienced politician who cannot effectively represent her electorate in the Parliament.
The African National Congress (ANC) directive to increase the number of women on South Africa's ruling party's election lists to 50 percent (up from 30 percent) might actually weaken the role of women in local government.
Rising above party politics and individual differences, Pakistani women parliamentarians have officially launched the Women’s Parliamentary Caucus. It was long awaited and was the need of the day for women’s empowerment, development and emancipation.
Feminist groups are moving to assure that the New York Senate seat that Hillary Clinton will soon vacate goes to a woman -- and they have chosen their candidate: Democratic Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney.
It is important to empower women to participate in decision-making at the community and national levels, according to Minister of State for Community Development, Youth and Sports Yu-Foo Yee Shoon. She said the Singapore government welcomed women to leadership positions based on meritocracy.
Three out of 12 female aspirants from the Western Region would enter the next parliament. The next parliament would also witness the entrance of new faces when it resumes its sittings in January 2009.