UNITED STATES: Election
The 2010 midterm election will be held on Tuesday, November 2 with at least 36 of the 100 seats in the Senate being contested and all House seats coming up for election.
The Americas and the Caribbean
International Istanbul Women's Meeting
TENTATIVEPROGRAM
NOVEMBER 5, 2010, FRIDAY
09:00 - 09:30 Registration
09:30 - 12:00 OPENING CEREMONY AND PROTOCOL SPEECHES
Elections: Brazil
Brazil is holding parliamentary elections as well as the first round of presidential elections on October 3. The electoral system works as follows:
Precarious Progress: U.N. Resolutions on Women, Peace and Security
The 2010 Women PeaceMakers Conference coincides with a momentous year, marking both the 15th anniversary of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action and the 10th anniversary of UNSCR 1325.
One Size Does Not Fit All: Lessons Learned from Legislative Gender Commissions and Caucuses
This guide demonstrate that women’s collective efforts in the legislature are crucial not only because of their impact on public policies that effectively respond to citizens’ demands and interests, but also because of their effect on the consolidation and progress of women’s leadership.
Online Discussion: Gender, Education and Employment
In preparation for the fifty-fifth session of the Commission on the Status of Women, the Division for the Advancement of Women is organizing an online discussion on the linkages between women’s and
Inter-American Year of Women 2010: Women & Power - For a World of Equality
The General Assembly of the Organization of American States (OAS), proclaimed 2010 the “Inter-American Year of Women,” in recognition of the progress made and the challenges that remain to full equality between men and women.
Future Governance in Somalia
Future Governance in Somali - The constitution, Election and participation of Women in forging peace and government.