Women represent 25% of the parliament with 37 seats out of 150 and while there is no legal quota system, there are voluntary political party quotas in place. Australia has had just one woman leader…
Parliamentary Elections in Rwanda
Parliamentary Elections in Rwanda
Thirty percent of all indirectly elected Senators must be female.
Party-lists can contain no more than 80 candidates. Twenty-seven members are indirectly elected. Twenty-four seats are reserved for…
Second round of Presidential Elections in Mali
Second round of Presidential Elections in Mali
Mme Haidara Aissata Cisse dite Chato was the only one woman candidate for the first round of the presidential elections.
If you'd like to read an interview with her, please visit our news section. (…
Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Madagascar
Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Madagascar
Presidential and parliamentary elections will be held in Madagascar next August 23 after several changes in the date due to political instability and lack of consensus among different political…
Parliamentary Elections in Norway
Parliamentary Elections in Norway
A total of 1644 women candidates (40.28%) will compete for a seat in the Parliament of Norway in the upcoming elections on September 9.
The percentage of women candidates has fallen by 2% compared…
UN WOMEN seeking Policy Specialist (Gender Responsive Peacebuilding)
UN WOMEN seeking Policy Specialist (Gender Responsive Peacebuilding)
Location :
New York, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Application Deadline :
09-Aug-13
Type of Contract :
FTA International
Post Level :
P-3
Languages Required :
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Parliamentary Elections in Northern Cyprus
Parliamentary Elections in Northern Cyprus
In summary Nicosia has 84 candidates, Famagusta 67, Kyrenia 51, Guzelyurt 35 and Iskele 25. The actual numbers of MPs to be elected are Nicosia 16, Famagusta 13, Kyrenia 10, Guzelyurt 6 and…
Parliamentary Elections in Togo
Parliamentary Elections in Togo
A total of 159 women candidates will compete for a seat in the parliament of Togo in the upcoming elections that will be held next July 25. There are 1174 candidates, of which 13.5% are women. Togo’s…
Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Zimbabwe
Presidential and Parliamentary Elections in Zimbabwe
There are currently 32 (14.95%) women in the Zimbabwean House of Assembly out of 214. There are 24 (24.24%) women in the Senate out of 100 members.
The lack of quotas for women in local government…