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South Africa: Call for Quotas on Female Representation

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Chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula called on Friday for a quota system to improve women's representation in the public and private sector. She said the Independent Electoral Commission was not happy with the number of women candidates in local government elections to be held on May 18. Out of 53,000 candidates only 37 percent are women.

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Chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula called on Friday for a quota system to improve women's representation in the public and private sector. She said the Independent Electoral Commission was not happy with the number of women candidates in local government elections to be held on May 18. Out of 53,000 candidates only 37 percent are women.

For more information, please visit: TimesLive

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