The 2011 election-related organic laws require that every political party has to give due consideration to an "appropriate ratio" between and equal opportunities for men and women candidates. However, the laws do not stipulate a ratio that would be considered fair.
After two years of intense wrangling and political deadlock, the extended deadline for passing Nepal's new constitution is looming, with a decision expected on 28 May.
The recently held 14 th Legislative Assembly Elections of Tamil Nadu- a southern state of India, brought back to power J.Jayalalithaa (63) who is widely acclaimed as “The Iron Lady of India’ for her * Personal Charisma * Unparalleled Courage * High Intellectual Capacity & * Independent
In Argentina the overwhelming majority of decision-making posts in the most diverse areas are occupied by men, with the exception of the presidency, held by Christina Fernandez. This conclusion was reached by a quantitative study, "Sexo y poder.
Mirriam Kauseni is on a quest to become her town’s first ever female parliamentarian.
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.