The Representation of People Act 1918 granted the vote to Irish and English women aged over 30 who met certain property qualifications.
Promoting the participation of young people in political life is becoming a higher priority worldwide.
Promoting the participation of young people in political life is becoming a higher priority worldwide.
It was nearly a century ago that Agnes Macphail became the first woman elected to the House of Commons.
It was nearly a century ago that Agnes Macphail became the first woman elected to the House of Commons.
By Maya Salam,
“Speak truth, sis!”
By Maya Salam,
“Speak truth, sis!”
Bahrain’s parliament made history on Wednesday when it elected MP Fawzia Zainal as its first female Speaker of the Council of Representatives.
One hundred years after women first gained the right to sit in Parliament as MPs, the Speaker’s Advisory Committee on Works of Art will host the ‘209
The need for the media to be gender sensitive in reporting electoral issues ahead of the 2019 general elections and change the negative stereotyping of female politicians, was the pivot of a one-day seminar held in Lagos by the Independent National E
By Vweta Chadwick,
By Vweta Chadwick,
“The forthcoming elections is a decisive turning point for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), because if we really do have these elections despite the fact that it has long dragged out, it will be the first democratic transition ever in the DRC”
Money is a necessary component of the democratic process, enabling the expression of political support as well as competition in elections.