Figures published by the Ministry of the Interior show that percentage of female candidates on supplemental lists has risen from 4.8% in 2003 to 15.7% this year. Yet, only 3.4% of candidates on the regular lists are women.
The elimination of Roberta Metsola Tedesco Triccas and Marlene Mizzi in the final counts of the European Parliament election votes ensured that Malta received a dubious honour: that of being the only EU member state without any female MEPs.As was the case in 2004, all 5 successful candidates are
"The number of reserved seats for women in parliament will be increased to 100 and there will be direct election in these seats," Finance Minister Muhith told the House while presenting the budget for 2009-10 yesterday.
Women's organizations have called for gender equality education for all in society starting from the top levels, including the president and the prime minister, and down to the bottom, including private citizens, police officers, judges and prosecutors in the wake of a landmark European Court of
The Empowerment of Female Heads of Households Program (Pekka) initiated by the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) in 2000 is a response to requests from widows living in conflict situations across Indonesia.
A United Nations envoy on Monday urged the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to empower women politically and socially to help them fight the high rate of sexual crime in the country.
Egypt's parliament has passed a law allocating a quota of 64 seats in the lower house to women, in what a minister said on Monday was aimed at promoting their role in society.
The meeting, "Towards a Political Agenda for Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean", was organised by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with support from the United Nations Development Fund for Wo