As the country celebrates Women's Day on Thursday, data on parliaments across the world reveal that India, the largest democracy, lags much behind other countries including its neighbours such as Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal when it comes to women's participation in politics.
12 Mar 2012 - Activists have said it over and over again that it is not easy being a woman in Africa and from the input at last week's gender week held in Arusha, th
12 Mar 2012 - women who have played an instrumental role in national development and who have contributed to gender mainstreaming were on Thursday recognised by the Bureau of Women's Affairs as part of cel
12 Mar 2012 - Opposition members of Parliament (MPs) have described President Sata as a ‘man of action’ following his decision to upgrade the Gender in Development Division (GIDD)
9 Mar 2012 - Ms Lauretta Vivian Lamptey, Commissioner, Commission for Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) yesterday said the implementation of affirmative action will contribute immensely to resolve the problem of low representation of women in politics.