The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga has emphasized the need for parliaments to become more gender sensitive and family friendly.
Women have less than 10 percent representation in India's parliament even though they make up 44 percent of the voting population. But much of that may change if an NGO that is encouraging women to join mainstream politics has its way.
Islamic Saudi Arabia, the world's biggest oil exporter, has no need for women members of parliament or elections, a senior prince said in remarks published on Wednesday.
Forty-five new women MPs, elected to reserved seats, will be sworn in on Mar 29. Speaker Abdul Hamid will administer oaths to 36 new Awami League MPs, five of BNP and one of Jatiya Party, said Shawkat.
Women have been asked to change their attitude and mindset so that they could play responsible leadership roles to bring about positive changes in their communities.
The effort to increase women’s representation was taken off the table after it ran into political opposition. It is due to be introduced next session, but scheduled repairs to parliament house mean sittings may be delayed .
The newly elected 45 women members of parliament from the reserved seats were sworn in on Sunday at the oath room of national parliament building in Dhaka. Speaker M Abdul Hamid administered the oath to the lawmakers this morning.
A cadre of 100 Jamaican women will be trained for leadership positions in a programme sponsored by the United Nations Democratic Fund under the theme, 'Strengthening Women's leadership in Jamaica'.
Voters in Switzerland's largest city elected Corine Mauch of the centre-left Social Democrats to replace Elmer Ledergerber of the same party.