Representatives of the four main political parties have called for constitutional, legislative and policy interventions to ensure that women are given equal representation in political and other public spheres.In that respect, they called for a constitutional provision for the state funding of po
The First lady who made the call on Monday in Abakaliki when she launched the Ebonyi State chapter of the Women for change and development initiative, however enjoined the women to contest every other position in the 2011 elections, noting that her appeal was based on Governor Martin Elechi's exc
To increase active participation of women corporators in politics, the Maharashtra State Election Commission has tied up with UNICEF to provide training to them.
Sana’a launched a million signature petition campaign to support the nomination of women to the Parliament in 2011.
Women aspiring to become Assembly members at the various electoral areas from Ashanti and Brong-Ahafo regions are calling for a new constitution that will make provisions for the nomination, election and appointment of 50% men and 50% women to all nominated, appointed and elected positions to th
The National Commission on Violence against Women has reported that more than 85 bylaws in the country discriminate against women to this date with the figure tending to increase each year.Advocates, representatives and NGO officials on women’s issues, electoral watchdogs, a political party and t
Forty-four men have been elected President in the nation’s 234-year history. That’s a very small club of leaders that has represented hundreds of millions of Americans and many generations since the American Revolution.
Even with 50% seats reserved for them in the coming taluk and zilla panchayat elections, women are not willing to take the political plunge. Political parties which are desperately trying to find women candidates are stunned by this strong resistance.
A move of the state election commission empower women in local self government bodies to function with more confidence and remove their “rubber stamp” tag, kicked off in Pune on Tuesday.It’s part of the training module designed for 76,585 women from the total 2.29 lakh representatives in local se