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.
Australia got its first female prime minister on Thursday after the ruling party dumped Kevin Rudd and installed his deputy as leader.
Julia Gillard will lead the government to elections due within months.
The day she won election for village head of Gaojie, a hamlet of 1,217 in hilly loess country in northern Shaanxi Province, Bai Yitong was a fresh-faced 19-year-old with scraped-back hair and big, square-rimmed glasses.
The girls of the world can't afford to have female politicians not pay attention to them: Teenage girls account for one in 10 births in the world, but more teen mothers die in childbirth than any other age group: Less than two cents of every development dollar is directed toward girls; about 25,
The very low level of female representation in local government is possibly due to the ''rough'' and ''confronting'' nature of politics, which does not come naturally to women, the general manager of North Sydney Council says.
An Islamic group, Women in Da'awah has said that the political environment in the country is not conducive for women to participate in politics. Maryam Idris Uthman, said the organisation propagates gender equality and also champions the cause of children.