Research has shown that women account for more than half of the population of any country. This is reflected in the 2010 Census results, where there are slightly more women than men in Kenya.
Ghana Developing Communities Association (GDCA), a Non Governmental Organisation, involved in the development of rural communities in the Northern Region, on Wednesday held a day's workshop for journalists to solicit their support towards increasing women's representation in politics.
The Registrar of Political Parties, John Tendwa, has said that the low turnout during the October election was contributed to by lack of civic education among women and youths.Tendwa made the remarks in Dar es Salaam recently at a ceremony to award students who won in an essay competition on the
Women in Zimbabwe have come out strongly against the idea of holding elections in 2011, saying that a full implementation of the Global Political Agreement is necessary, before any polls.
Minister for local government and rural development is urging electorates to vote massively for female candidates in the forthcoming district level elections. Mr Joseph Yieleh Chireh said this will help prop up women to decision-making positions.
Women must be fairly represented in the newly-formed government and be given at least one key position in the cabinet, an Iraqi women’s group said at a recent conference.
The year 2010 began with a political showdown on the side of women, especially those in the opposition. On January 18, the Police arrested 33 women from the Inter-party cooperation (IPC) who had stormed the Electoral Commission (EC) offices demanding the resignation of commission chairman Eng.
In 2010 Namibia reformed its national gender policy in line with the United Nation’s millennium development goals (MDGs) and its own Vision 2030, a national development policy dissected into five-yearly development plans.