At a workshop in Akosombo, political parties with representation in Parliament called for the establishment of a voluntary quota of 30 per cent positions for women in the administration of political parties, the selection of parliamentary candidates and the appointment of district chief executive
As the country prepares to elect its new president next week, Indonesian activists are trying to push gender issues onto the political agenda.Three candidates will contest the presidential election on Jul. 8.
According to the United Nations, women are estimated to do 75 per cent of the world's work.
Contending that the Women's Reservation Bill in its present form will benefit only those from affluent sections, Dalit and Muslim bodies demanded a sub-quota for women from weaker sections to ensure fair representation.
The campaign to increase the number of women in Papua New Guinea's Parliament is once again on in earnest. PNG's only female parliamentarian Dame Carol Kidu will signal the start of the campaign next week.
WITH 17 People's Action Party (PAP) women MPs already in Parliament, the groundwork has begun towards beefing up the ranks with at least half a dozen more - starting with the upcoming General Election, due by early-2012.But even as PAP Women's Wing chairman Lim Hwee Hua (picture) spelt out her ho
Morocco has just been through the last phases of its local elections. The reforms that were put in place for the occasion have indeed led to “technical” progress in the management of local communes, such as the voting of young people and women.
Women in East Timor are being wooed to participate in the local council elections, likely to be held in September."I hope there will be more women participating. This is one of the rights of women now," says Paulina Lemos, 29, who intends to run in the suco (village) level polls.
THE proportion of seats held by women in parliament continues to rise slowly.Averaging 18 percent across all chambers of parliament as of January 2009, women hold 30 percent or more of single or lower chamber seats in 24 countries and 30 percent or more of upper chamber seats in 15 countries.Worl