After the Union Cabinet cleared 50% reservation for women in panchayats, the government is considering a proposal that will make every second member of India's municipalities female as well.The urban development ministry is fast tracking the proposal to increase reservation for women to 50% in ur
Regarding the three female nominees, he said that "their presence would boost the confidence of Iranian women" and vowed to provide grounds for more active participation of women in politics and other social arenas.According to Press TV, Ahmadinejad on Friday urges lawmakers to pass their judgmen
The Democratic Party of Japan has promoted women and younger candidates who have not risen through traditional routes to power.The display of hyperactivity was deliberate, and not just because Ms. Kushibuchi is anxious to win every last vote she can.
Japan's parliament will look radically different when it formally elects Hatoyama as prime minister at a special session in the middle of next month. The lower house will contain 158 first-time MPs, just over 90% of them from the DPJ, and a record 54 women, 40 of them from Hatoyama's party.
Indonesia’s national motto is “Unity and Diversity.”That motto is perhaps as much necessity as aspiration in a country which has 34 political parties in its national government and 300 ethnic groups in the country.On Monday and Tuesday, three Indonesian women – Husna Hidayati Darusman, Ipin and S
Iranian women have been expressing their opposition to discriminatory laws and calling for equality and justice.
A record 54 women won seats in Japan's 2009 election.
Mahdia Abdulhussein's frustration with the Baghdad school system drove her to stand for the provincial council, where she is fighting alongside other women members to advance education and children's issues.Abdulhussein, whose background is in education, said her primary mission is to improve the
Women lost out big time in the elections in Lebanon in June. There were a mere six women MPs out of 128 in the Lebanese parliament. Now there are only four.