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With a female majority in parliament, women at all levels of government and equal literacy rates for boys and girls, Rwanda looks to be a model of equality.

Algeria's legislative election saw women take almost a third of the seats, making the national assembly the most gender-balanced in the region but activists say the battle is far from won.

GOVERNOR General Sir Patrick Allen says more women should become involved in Caribbean politics and entrusted with leadership roles in order to soften the harsh and aggressive view of politics in the region.

President François Hollande showed an unexpectedly ruthless streak yesterday by shaping a gender-balanced French government from which several friends, and one notable foe, were excluded.

A host of women's organizations in the eastern district town of Kailahun on Saturday took to the streets in protest of what they considered as the "continuous marginalization of women from participating in mainstream politics"; a development they said is also restricting them from making meaning

DEPUTY House Speaker Farah Maalim has called for more support of women to ensure they win elective posts in the coming general election.

The Presidency is delaying the appointment of nine commissioners to the Commission of Gender Equality (CGE). The commissioners were nominated by Parliament in February this year, but are yet to be appointed by the President.

The government will not be introducing gender quotas to ensure balance in Parliament, despite the fact that only nine per cent of MPs are women.

This jars when compared to the average number of women in national parliaments in EU countries, which stands at 22 per cent.