Angola

Nearly a third of candidates in Angola's upcoming parliamentary elections are female, thanks to a new quota imposed by the government. The 30 percent rule was designed to bring more women into the country's parliament, but as campaigning gets under way, women continue to stay in Angola's political shadows, barely visible at rallies and with few holding senior party positions.
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In a move to encourage the participation of women in these elections, the government brought in a 30% quota for women candidates in each party. Increasing the number of women up from the current 15% in parliament could help improve such things as basic services, which are usually more of a priority for women than men.
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The Angolan minister of Family and Woman Promotion, Genoveva da Conceição Lino, highlighted the role played by women in the country's decision-making organs, mainly in the Government and National Assembly. The government official referred that women will contribute to the implementation of various projects focused on the sustainable development and democratization of Angola.
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The chairperson of the women parliamentarians' caucus of the National Assembly and MP of the parliamentary seat of the ruling MPLA party, Cesaltina Major, affirmed that the approval of the law on domestic violence will restrain crimes of the kind, thereby guaranteeing conditions for the effective right to life.
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The Angolan Executive has always paid attention to the defence and promotion of gender equality as a matter of social justice and sustainable development imperative. This was said Wednesday in Luanda by the vice-president, Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, while opening the extraordinary session of the Portuguese Speaking Community (CPLP) Gender ministers. According to Fernando da Piedade Dias dos Santos, progress requires an effective and autonomous participation of women in the country’s political, economic, social and cultural affairs.