An Afghan nongovernmental organization has compiled a list of 1,400 women qualified to hold posts in national or local government in an effort to promote greater inclusion of women in politics and social life, RFE/RL's Radio Free Afghanistan reports.
The representation of women and youth in Morocco’s next parliament will increase three-fold, the interior ministry and political parties recently agreed.
Gender equality is shrewd economics as well as a human right, the World Bank has said in a report that showed countries with better opportunities for women and girls can boost productivity and development.
The kingdom’s lawmaking body has approved preliminary measures to allow women to vote, though they still can’t drive.
Women voters pledged to take part in the Federal National Council (FNC) elections on Saturday and said they will vote for those whom they believe would make a change in the performance of the House.
Fair hiring in China. Literacy in Mali. Newsweek’s rankings reveal where women are leaving their mark—and where the gains are slow to come.
A quota system to ensure the participation of females in Libyan politics will increase segregation and reduce the changes of the right women being elected to the new government, said Laila Bugaighis, chairwoman of the National Protection from Violence Committee, part of the National Transitional
Prof. Wangari Mathai passed away on the 25th of September, in Kenya, after a prolonged battle with cancer.