Margaret Loko, veteran contender of Papua New Guinea elections, says key campaign issues for women election candidates are reducing poverty through the delivery of basic services, transparency and accountability.
29 April 2012 - Women and girls are at the heart of our families, communities and countries. They also need to be at the heart of our political, economic and social arenas.
30 April 2012 - The first female President of the Republic of Malawi, Joyce Hilda Banda, over the weekend paid a two-day visit in Liberia for what she described as 'consultation' with her female counterpart; President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf.
After Sunday's (May 6th) elections, more women are expected to take seats in parliament than previously after a push by the country to meet European standards.
If Socialist challenger Francois Hollande wins Sunday's French presidential election as expected, his government would include trusted old hands and as many women as men.
3 May 2012 - MEXICO CITY (AP) — Josefina Vazquez Mota exulted in the explosion of camera flashes as a pumped-up crowd cheered her victory in a bruising three-way race to become the ruling party's presidential candidate and this country's first woman to lead a major ticket.
2 May 2012 - CAIRO: In a male-dominated society, there is a disproportionately small representation of women. In Egypt, women are underrepresented in political and legislative bodies, such as parliament, the judiciary and the Constituent Assembly commissioned to draft the Egyptian constitution.
