With the May 28 target for a new constitution approaching and Nepal’s coalition government admitting it would not make the deadline, women are pushing for rights they want enshrined in the document.
Haleh Sahabi is the latest Iranian woman to die in political violence. On Wednesday, security forces attempting to cut short the Tehran funeral of her father scuffled with Sahabi, 55, who died of an apparent heart attack.
Russia’s new public movement, which embraces the most successful of career women, is set on nominating a candidate who will win the 2018 presidential election.The movement’s leader Olga Kryshtanovskaya comments.
In spite of the EU request that the number of women is increased in all representative bodies, in Serbian Parliament these days there is ongoing debate as to how the legal 30 percent of women in every caucus is cut to 25 percent.That, however, seems not to be sufficient.
Minister of Local Government Herve Aime can be proud to have made history as being the first minister to implement a quota that stipulates Mauritius must have 33% women on party lists for local government elections.It is now up to us gender activists to make sure that we do get the 33% women.
Penultimate Sunday, Nigerians witnessed the inauguration of a new government and 12 year of inception of the fourth Republic. Throughout this period, the story of women in the political scene has been that of a struggle.
As President Jonathan is about to submit list of ministerial appointees to the National Assembly for screening and confirmation, Nigerian women from different pressure groups and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) are working round the clock to ensure that they are not left out in the scheme
Women are likely to increase their share of parliamentary seats in Turkey’s elections on Sunday, but the gender gap remains wide as the EU-hopeful country struggles to overcome patriarchal traditions.
The decision of the replacement of the Ministry of Women and Family Affairs by the newly established Ministry of Family and Social Policies, came espite massive protest of women organizations and a signature campaign with 3,000 participa