21 Mar 2012 - On Friday, I joined PBS's To the Contrary to talk about the shortage of women in elected office. The segment revolved around She Should Run (SSR), a bipartisan, non-profit dedicated to "dramatically increasing" the number of women in elected office.
21 Mar 2012 - As the 2014 elections are just around the corner, the need for women to engage within political parties cannot be over-emphasized, nor its importance underestimated. Political parties play a crucial role in a modern representative democracy.
Congress state president Chandrabhan, of the ruling party, on Tuesday said the party lacked enough women leaders who could win elections in proportion to the 33% quota being sought for them through the women reservation bill pending before the Parliament.
22 Mar 2012 - The late Professor Wangari Maathai once said "Throughout Africa, women are the primary caretakers, holding significant responsibility for tilling the l
23 Mar 2012 - The negligence of women in Pakistan can be judged with the fact that around 10 million women are not registered with the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) due to the fact that
22 Mar 2012 - As the deadline approaches this week to name the members of a committee tasked with writing Egypt's first post-revolutionary constitution, women look likely to be sidelined, a bad omen for the full protection of their rights in the post-Mubarak era.
22 Mar 2012 - The National Women’s Conference was opened by Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindawa last Monday in Sana’a.
The two day conference was held by the Ministry of Human Rights in collaboration with the National Women’s Committee.
22 Mar 2012 - Roshan Sirran is one of the leading voices for Afghan women’s rights. She has 40 years of experience advocating for women’s rights as a teacher, municipal worker, education director, writer, leader of a local organization and member of the National Assembly.