Despite the flurry of media coverage on women in politics during the 2009 elections, Namibia may witness a decline in women’s representation in parliament from 30.8% to 25% in the 27-28 November polls, according to an election forecast by Gender Links and the Gender and Media Southern African Net
Low female literacy rate, gender gap, low life expectancy and a range of other women-centric issues which are facing India can only be addressed if more women enter politics, said an NGO here Monday.Ranjana Kumari, chairperson of the NGO, said: ‘Major discrepancies in the sex ratio, literacy rate
"While on one side the conflict created havoc in Sri Lanka, on the other hand it—to some extent—helped to advance the rights of women, particularly in strongly male-dominated societies where the women’s place—to use a common phrase—is ‘at home’," noted Dharmadasa, whose own son disappeared during
Little of that has silenced Mu Sochua, a female parliamentarian belonging to the opposition Sam Rainsy Party. She has fired verbal salvos at the Hun Sen administration in her quest for justice.
Brazil was one of the first countries in Latin America to grant women the right to vote, but it has one of the lowest levels of female representation in public office, according to data from the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), the international organisation of parliaments.
The near-50% number of female members in Welsh Assembly could drop below 30% in 2011 amid retirements and changes in party selection procedures.
“This female public official needs us to help her navigate through the storm of conflicting interests that will most surely buffet her sails. That’s when she most needs her constituency – to help her be true to the ‘incandescent dream’ of integrity and accountability in public office.
The first ever Women’s Parliament in India began with a bang here on Monday with 500 elected women members, from all over India, representing their Parliamentary Constituencies to find an alternate space for an alternate vision to challenge the dominant style of politics.
Pressure is growing on European Union leaders to appoint a woman as the bloc's president or foreign affairs chief and break the male grip on its top jobs.EU leaders hope to decide who will fill the post at a summit in Brussels on Thursday but although several women are widely thought to be on the