All eyes are on Brazil's presidential elections which were held today. As it stands, Dilma Rousseff, a 62-year-old economist, will become the nation's first woman president.
Women are now making a mark in Pakistan's male-dominated political arena as seats have been reserved for them and candidates have to hold a graduation degree to contest polls.
Powered by progressive, neoconservative capital and soft power techniques Green Party candidate Marina Silva sent shock waves through Brazil's male dominated political culture by winning 19 million votes in Sunday's presidential election.
Civic organisations in Tanzania have urged the media to give equal access to women and men politicians ahead of the country’s October 31, national elections to facilitate attainment of the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development’s goals of gender parity in political decision-making by 2015. 
Presidential hopefuls for 2011 appear to be emerging in succession but there has been no talk of a woman candidate, in fact, there is no woman playing a key role in any of the major political parties.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is suggesting in a letter to Democratic women that if they don't donate and show up to vote in the midterm elections it could mean a rollback of women's rights.The letter includes a donation button that says "Don't Let the GOP Turn Back the Clock for Women," and reads i
Uganda has been applauded for its efforts in fighting HIV/AIDS but women living with HIV ‘(WLHA) do not agree with the entirety of this assertion. They have suffered all kinds of injustices and they look at 2011 as a prospect for change.
After the success of 1st Annual Women Leaders in India Conference and Awards, iGroup is gearing up for the 2nd Edition Women Leaders in India on the 9th and 10th December in Delhi, India..The two day conference is aimed at providing a platform for business women and political leaders to set trend
The closing weeks of the midterm campaign have seen a furious uptick in personal, negative attacks in congressional races.