Welcoming the government’s decision to introduce the Domestic Violence Bill in the forthcoming assembly session, Athwaas, an alliance of women from Ladakh, Kashmir and Jammu, has underlined the importance to put up the bill on General Administrative Department’s official website for public commen
The percentage of female legislators at the parliament has reached its highest level in history, but many parties, particularly women’s rights activists, have not yet seen any significant changes to the country in terms of gender equality and female empowerment.
The PLCPD, another group that advances the Reproductive Health Bill, urged candidates for national, congressional and local elections to uphold reproductive health and rights.
After long days of intense canvassing; of lobbying ministers and neglecting her family and children, Boygah thought she would be nominated for the post of chairperson of the Pamplemousses/Rivière du Rempart District Council, in northern Mauritius.
Indonesia's women legislators are aiming to get more involved in international forums in their bid to become the best female parliamentarians in Asia.
President Ernest Bai Koroma has made it his government’s priority to empower women in the political, economic and social driven agenda of Sierra Leone.
“The caucus will continue fighting for the proposed 30 percent quota for legislative candidates for women in the next legislative elections,” said GKR Hemas, DPD Deputy Speaker, citing an example.
On February 22, Egypt’s Supreme Judicial Council overruled a February 15 decision barring women from judicial positions by the country’s administrative court known as the Council of State.
Spain's senate Wednesday approved controversial legislation easing women's access to abortion, giving a final stamp of approval to the law which will now enter into force within four months.