President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan has reiterated his commitment to his campaign promise of 35 percent representation of women in his administration.
Following are UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s remarks at the Round Table on Gender Equality and Democracy, in New York, today, 4 May:
A painful reality revealed in India's most recent census: Despite a booming economy and big cities full of luxury cars and glittering malls, the country is failing its girls. The discrimination happens through abortions of female fetuses and sheer neglect of young girls, despite years
There are 100 women for every 103 men among West Java’s 43 million people, the biggest province in the country. The figure may seem equal, but discrimination against women is still out there.
Despite being at the forefront of sweeping changes taking place in the country, the lives of the majority of Yemeni women are restricted to early marriage, motherhood and serving husbands, according to a new study by Women Without Borders (WWB), a Vienna based public relations and advocacy platf
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.