India has had a woman Prime Minister, and a woman President, and women are entering politics in great numbers. But for Indian women looking for a career in politics the future is not that bright.
Whoever wins or loses today’s Holyrood election, it is going to represent a shocking defeat for around half of Scotland’s popul
Saudi women will be granted the right to vote in the next municipal elections due to be held four years later, state-run SPA news agency reported Wednesday.
Senior United Nations officials today stressed the need to promote the participation of women in decision-making, noting that democracy and gender equality are interlinked and mutually reinforcing.
There will be more female faces in the House of Commons following Monday's federal election that saw 76 women elected.
With a general election looming, one of Turkey’s top business groups has highlighted the need for greater female representation in national and local politics with a cover story in the latest issue of its magazine. “More women, better politics,” was the front-page headline on the latest is
Bangladeshi women are pushing government to implement the recently approved National Women Development Policy (NWDP) 2011, which has met with strong resistance from Islamic clergy.
The emergence of three women as House of Assembly members-elect in the recently concluded Governorship/House of Assembly elections in Ondo State has been described as "good fortune" for the womenfolk.