President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on Friday morning signed into law the Magna Carta for women in Malacañang.Republic Act 9710 prohibits discrimination against women and recognizes, promotes and protects their rights.
It’s monsoon season here and dawns often bring a sodden feeling and gray rain.But on August 4, when Mu Sochua arrived at the Phnom Penh courthouse, the air crackled with intensity.As the world knows by now, the Cambodian member of parliament and internationally-renowned leader in women’s rights w
A panel of 20 Papuan New Guinean (PNG) provincial governors has agreed to a national proposal to set aside Parliamentary seats for women candidates, reports Radio Australia.PNG's National Leaders Summit has agreed to one additional seat in each province for women to contest.
Angelina Muganza, has been elected President of the Rwandan Association of University Women's (RAUW) General Assembly.
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