A nationwide call went out to Bahraini women yesterday, encouraging them to make a difference and run for the upcoming elections.They should also reach out
I have often wondered why few Nigerian women have demonstrated keen interest in political leadership. Why, for example, is the Nigerian political and public space dominated by men? It is a troubling question but it is not one that lends itself to easy answers.
Intense media scrutiny given to women legislators and uncalled-for portrayal of women as playing second fiddle to men by the media has been identified as a major factor that affects women's participation in politics.
South Carolina ranks last in the nation in the percentage of women holding elected office."Well, there are no lines for the bathroom, that is for sure," said Representative Nikki Haley.
A programme sponsored by the German foundation, Friedrich-Ebet Stifting, in collaboration with a women group in Ogun State, has provided an avenue for hundreds of women to fashion out ways to better their lots through wealth creation and active participation in governance, ahead of the approachi
The election of 2010 was extraordinary in many ways, not least for the sheer absence of female politicians taking high profile roles in the campaign, an absence confirmed by their lack of representation in the coalition government.
Haryana is infamous for its skewed sex ratio. But thanks to quotas for women in grassroots bodies, over 16,000 women are set to be elected in the panchayat elections next month, getting a chance to show their might.
NATIONAL elections later this year could open the door to a younger generation of MPs and witness the arrival of more women on the political stage, according to two Bahrain-based observers.
The number of women who registered as candidates for Afghanistan's upcoming parliamentary election is up by around 20 percent over the last poll, an official said Thursday.