President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has expressed the hope that the ongoing ECOWAS Delocalized Parliament Meeting in Monrovia will give courage to the Liberian National Legislature to give serious consideration to the bill seeking 30 percent women participation in political representation.
Government legislation to help prevent women who live on reserves from losing their homes because of a divorce or abuse has won final approval from the Senate in spite of passionate last-minute warnings from female native senators that the bill would leave women
Long time Zimbabwe banned protest singer cum activist Viomak has chosen to put her lyrics and activism into political action after deciding to try politics as President of Zimbabwe Development Leaders (ZIDELE /ZDL) Party .With some five years experience as protest singer and activist Viomak conf
Women in Egypt occupy only eight out of the 454 seats in Parliament — and five of those female deputies were appointed by the president. There are just three female ministers and no women among Egypt’s 29 governors.
SIX women candidates yesterday attended a second workshop organised by the Women in Shared Decision Making (WISDM) to help them prepare for the August 4 elections.
The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) here Wednesday unveiled a set of recommendations for improved political participation of women under Political Parties Order 2002 and Local Government System and it was supported by the representatives of the political part
The numerical strength of Nigerian women is an added advantage in their search for elective positions in the forthcoming 2011 elections, Ogun State Deputy Governor, Salimot Badru has said.
Calling upon the international community to reflect on its past experiences in negotiating with fundamentalist and extremist organisations, External Affairs Minister S.M.
The only woman ever to be elected to Parliament in Solomon Islands says its disappointing more women won’t be running in next month’s election.