Expressing his pride in enfranchisement of the Turkish women before many others in the world, Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that women have undertaken very important tasks in development of Turkey since the proclamation of the Republic.
The Iraqi lawmakers unanimously agreed on Sunday on new version of the electoral law that would govern the country's parliamentary polls early next year.The parliament held an extra-ordinary session late on Sunday night after a long day of haggling among the political blocs about the amendments n
Women legislative candidates added life to the Kartini Day celebrations in West Kalimantan on Tuesday with a possible unprecedented clean sweep of Regional Representative Council (DPD) seats.Maria Goreti, Sri Kadarwati Aswin, Erma Suryani Ranik and Hairiah took unassailable leads in the 26-candid
The lack of implementation of CEDAW is exacerbated by countries’ reservations to the treaty.
Sri Lanka displays positive aspects regarding its population, other than in one area:the number of women in politics. According to 2009 data, women hold 13 out of the 255 seats in Parliament, that is five percent of all seats.
"Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, and the establishment of the [Hamid] Karzai government, Afghan women continue to be among the worst off in the world.
Rahul Gandhi told the women to step out and get involved in politics as it was not only important for them but for the country as a whole. "The country needs a society which is not male-dominated.
The decision of whether women can stand for a chieftaincy election in Sierra Leone is being challenged here in Kono, the eastern part of Sierra Leone.But now Kono is seeing another revolution.
The results of last month’s Presidential and National Assembly elections showed a heavily skewed women representation in the next parliament, with only 16 women, representing 22 percent, penciled to start in the National Assembly next year.