Although Turkey's political parties have started to nominate candidates for the upcoming local elections amidst talk of increasing women's involvement in local administrations, there has been little progress in the cause of equality due to the lack of implementation of gender quotas, the huge exp
The figures indicate that the number of women elected to local authorities next year is likely to be lower than the number elected at present, and will fall far short of the EU and United Nations target of 30 per cent of women in seats.
Highest 18 women have won 22 parliamentary seats in Monday's battle of ballots, meaning the new parliament will have the highest number of at least 63 female lawmakers, including 45 to be elected to reserve seats, in the history of Bangladesh.
Executive Director for Gender Support Programme (GESP), Cecilia Mussa said on Saturday most political parties were favouring men to women to stand as aspirants, a situation she described as detrimental to achieving 50-50 representation in the National Assembly.
Dubai School of Government (DSG) will be the knowledge sponsor for the first 'Arab Women Leadership Forum 2009' to be held in Dubai. The forum is being held under the patronage of vice-president and prime minister of the UAE and ruler of Dubai Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum.
Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) women wing (UWT)in Kilimanjaro Region is planning to start women competition in business and politics, with the view to encourage more women to join politics and at the same time engage in income generating and subsequently fight poverty.
A former Justice of the Supreme Court of Justice, Joyce Adeline Bamford Addo, has been appointed as the Speaker of the Fifth Parliament of the Fourth Republic of Ghana. She is the first woman to assume such a responsibility.
Norway tops a ranking of countries doing the most to close the gender gap, followed by three other Nordic nations, in a survey made by the World Economic Forum.
Guinean women, under the auspices of the Women's Association for Change (CFC), have called for better representation in the country's political and social affairs.