There were really two main reasons why I went into politics. The first was that I was struck by the expression "politics is a dirty game". If it really is, then that is something that has to be addressed, because development will have to come through politics.
Women's representation in Indonesia's parliament has seen its ups and downs but has improved over time overall. For some years, the proportion of women in Indonesia's parliament was dismal. Despite affirmative action, it hovered around 10 percent.
Come Assembly election and the Assam Pradesh Congress is likely to find itself in a quandary, as pressure from women aspirants is all set to mount on the ruling party to reserve 33
In a small, dingy and humid room in Metiabruz, a poor Muslim-dominated locality in Kolkata in eastern India, at least 20 Muslim women are talking with excitement about their aspirations and why they decided to study information technology (IT), a short-term course offered
Women activists have urged the Government and other political parties to promote gender equality by ensuring that women win 50% of the political seats in next year's general polls. Over 100 women activists from 13 districts made the call in a report passed on Wednesday at Speke Resort Munyonyo.
Zahra Rahnavard marked the anniversary of the death of Neda Agha-Soltan by issuing a statement stressing that freedom and democracy cannot be achieved without "ending discrimination against women." In her statement published in Kaleme website, she stressed that the Green Movement is indebt
Jasmine Lee, she was supported by the Grand National Party for a seat on the Seoul Metropolitan Council, “but I wasn’t included in the final list.” “Although I didn’t get a chance this time, it really sparked my interest in politics,” she said.
Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Iyom Josephine Anenih has urged Nigerian women to see politics as a life and death affair. "Let me mention that we are not here to make noise, dance; sing, eat, write a report and file it in a library where no one will ever read it.
With reports of ‘honour’ killings of young couples and ‘kangaroo’ court rulings on the rise, government on Wednesday said it has drafted a law that will seek to put an end to such ‘extra-judicial’ actions. Law Minister M.