For the first time in the history of elections in India, an all-woman team of general observers has been assigned the task of conducting free and fair polls in Goa.
Cambodia’s political parties say they are hoping to get more women candidates to run in local elections next year. Some say they could potentially double the number of women representing their parties in commune councils after the elections in June 2012.
A landmark bill aimed at guaranteeing 22 women-only seats in the parliament of Papua New Guinea has failed to get the votes required as the nation's political crisis continues.
The members of the European Parliament will vote on 17 January on who should be their president for the next 30 months. Although the Parliament is fond of speaking about democracy, its internal procedures are not transparent, and women are still largely absent from its leading positions.
Women are being left out of key decisions on distribution of wealth and resources because they are not active in political parties, a new survey has revealed.
Kuwaiti women have proven they are able leaders in political, civil and social arenas although there are strong indications the number of women in parliament will decrease in the next National Assembly, say women politic
Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepe Sailele is set to push constitutional amendments through Parliament to create special seats for women.
Under the changes, at least five seats - or ten percent - of the members of parliament will be female.
The Election Commission on Monday ordered special arrangements for women voters in upcoming Uttar Pradesh elections on February 11.
If none of the eight women candidates in the second round of the local government election on December 26 gets elected, Trashigang will have only one woman candidate from the 209 posts available in the dzongkhag.