Ethiopian Media Women's Association (EMWA) is offering a three day advanced training for 26 women leaders who came from governmental and NGOs on how to use media for women leaders.
Besides the absence of political will to comply with the legally required quota for women on candidacy lists, the verdict of the Constitutional Court ruling on the majority vote system has dashed the hopes of women seeking to gain 30 percent of seats at the provincial and regency level for the co
The global tendency towards greater participation by women in politics has reached Paraguay, but the pace continues to be set by men, and there are still tough barriers to equal access to elected posts.
The event aims to approve obligations of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) and will bring together over 100 government representatives, parliamentarians and experts on gender issues from the CIS countries and Turkey.
Secretary General of Algeria's Workers' Party Louisa Hanoune, who was the only woman in this year's presidential race, said that her staff has appealed to the Constitutional Council over what she called a case of election "fraud." Her remarks came a day after the official announcement of the prel
The Solomon Islands Prime Minister will today introduce a paper to Cabinet, outlining suggestions for special measures for women. The Minister for Women’s Affairs, Peter Tom, says the paper includes a suggestion for ten reserved seats in Parliament for women.
The Jordanian National Commission for Women (JNCW) on Monday launched the third phase of a project aimed at legally empowering Jordanian women and their children.The project, “Women and Children's Rights through Access to Information” (WARCATI), uses computer programmes and technology to educate
The Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) started its assembly in the Ethiopian capital on April 5 with a debate called by women parliamentarians. The MPs (members of parliament) expected their male colleagues to participate in the discussions ranging from climate change to gender partnership.
Afghan women protesting against a law said to legalise marital rape have been pelted with stones by conservative opponents in Kabul. The group of up to 300 women faced a barrage of abuse and small stones from a counter demonstration up to twice the size of their protest.