For years many women in Bihar did not vote, fearing violence. Also, rampant proxy voting by men on their cards meant their mandate remained largely silent.This time 54 per cent of the state's 2.5 crore female voters have cast their votes - nearly 10% more than the last election.
Carol Moseley Braun was a star — the first black woman to win a seat in the U.S. Senate, where she quickly made a name for herself by standing up to and defeating a powerful senator in a fight over the Confederate flag.But that was long ago.
The national's target to reach a 50-50 representation and gender parity in the decision making bodies by 2015 is a day-light dream if unfriendly environment and poor electoral systems are not changed, the Tanzania Gender and Networking Programme (TGNP) has observed.
There’s a call for the incoming Tonga government to appoint women to cabinet.
Egypt is for the first time guaranteeing 64 out of 508 parliamentary seats being contested in Sunday's election for women, boosting their profile in a male-dominated society, but some see it as a cynical bid to bolster the ruling party.
On the occasion of the International Day of Elimination of Violence against Women, Zahra Rahanvard issued a letter addressed to Iran's head of judiciary, Ayatollah Sadegh Larijani, criticizing the situation women in the country.Kaleme website reports that in her letter, Zahra Rahnavard urges Ayat
Mrs Mould-Iddrisu said it was most disheartening for a woman politician to wake up in the morning only to be greeted with despicable language in the media, citing herself as a constant victim of such media impunity.