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
Poverty in Cambodia is caused by the failure of the government to combat corruption.
The election of the new Provincial Member for Kusaghe ward, Ms Victoria Sino Oloratavo, into the Western Provincial Assembly is positive news for the women of this nation, considering the low level of participation by women in both the National Parliament and the Provincial Assemblies.On Monday 2
The Government of Burundi has sent a request to the Secretary-General asking for UN support for the 2010 presidential, parliamentary and local government elections.
Sixty participants at an UN-hosted workshop in Khartoum deliberated on strategies for enhancing women’s participation in elections that might occur next year. The UN Mission in Sudan (UNMIS) organized the workshop in collaboration with the Women Empowerment for Peace and Development Network.
The Czech Interior Ministry is to propose law amendments that would raise women's share in the list of candidates to at least 30 percent, Lejla Abbasova, spokeswoman for Human Rights and Minorities Minister Michael Kocab, said Monday.