More than 3.5 million people registered to vote in the polls, exceeding expectations, with 17 presidential candidates - 15 aligned with parties and two independents - taking part. The polls, Mr.
Over two decades later, Australian women are still under-represented in leadership and decision-making roles in both the public and private spheres despite comprising 50.6 percent of the country's total population and 45 percent of the country’s total workforce.
Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza Gilani has reiterated the commitment for social, political and economic empowerment of women to ensure their active participation in the national development process.
Indian-origin Kamla Persad-Bissessar has been elected the first woman Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago after the political coalition led by her won a thumping majority and ended the ruling party’s 43 years in power. Ms.
Consisting of more than 50 percent women, Rwanda has the most gender-equal parliament in the world. Yet, this is not mainly a result of some highly successful gender-equality strategies.
Afghanistan is holding a peace jirga or an assembly of powerful leaders, tribal elders and representatives of civil society to consider plans to open talks with Taliban leaders in an effort to end the nine-year conflict. A possible return
“Political empowerment of women in [the] Arab World sets new signs, and women will make the most powerful changes to the econmic crisis," said HE Dr.
The sub-committee of the Senate Standing Committee on Women Development has called upon the Election Commission and political parties to make coordinated efforts to discourage forced disenfranchisement of women voters during by-elections in different parts of the country.
PKR women’s wing has so far identified six seats which will be allocated for women at the Sarawak state election. Its chief Zuraidah Kamaruddin said the allocation was in line with PKR’s commitment in ensuring 30% women representation at federal, state and divisional levels of the party.