The Parliament of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas passed a Resolu tion to amend the Constitution of The Bahamas
SPEAKER Wade Mark yesterday called for the enforcement of legislation to curb instances of violence against women.
The 113th Congress will have 20 female senators, the most ever in U.S. history.
Last weekend, two women were elected to key positions in the Congress of the People (COP) and the People’s National Movement (PNM).
Brazilians will return to the polls next week less than a month after voters elected a record number of women as mayors, but gender equality is still a distant goal in a political culture long dominated by men.
The number of women running for public office should get closer to 50 per cent, says the P.E.I. Advisory Council on the Status of Women.
The council has produced a new municipal election guide for the 2012 elections called "Women Care for Communities."
Pauline Marois made Canadian history Tuesday night as the first female premier of Quebec and the fifth woman currently at the helm of a Canadian province or territory.
St Lucia is mourning the loss of Heraldine “Ma” Rock, who became St Lucia’s first-ever female Member of Parliament when she won the election for the Castries South East constituency in 1974.
Venezuelan opposition presidential candidate Henrique Capriles said that women are his "weakness" and added he was convinced that they will be the ones who win him the presidency next month when he faces off at the ballot box against President Hugo Chavez.