Somali women demand guarantee of 30% of parliament in 2021 election
Source: Deccan Herald
Women's rights groups, prominent businesswomen and female politicians in Somalia are urging the country's male-dominated parliament to pass a bill reserving 30 per cent of seats for women in next year's general election.
Women hold 24 per cent of the 329 seats in Somalia's lower and upper houses of parliament, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), up from 14 per cent in the previous election.
In June, Somalia's lower house approved a bill allowing for 30 per cent of parliamentary seats to be reserved for women, but the bill has not been tabled before the upper house for approval.
Click here to read the full article published by Deccan Herald on 28 October 2020.
Women's rights groups, prominent businesswomen and female politicians in Somalia are urging the country's male-dominated parliament to pass a bill reserving 30 per cent of seats for women in next year's general election.
Women hold 24 per cent of the 329 seats in Somalia's lower and upper houses of parliament, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), up from 14 per cent in the previous election.
In June, Somalia's lower house approved a bill allowing for 30 per cent of parliamentary seats to be reserved for women, but the bill has not been tabled before the upper house for approval.
Click here to read the full article published by Deccan Herald on 28 October 2020.