May 30, 2012
ANGOLA: Ambitious Plans For Women's Participation
Nearly a third of candidates in Angola's upcoming parliamentary elections are female, thanks to a new quota imposed by the government.
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May 30, 2012
Angola: Can Upcoming Elections Signal Change in Angola?
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.
May 30, 2012
Angola: Minister Stresses Women's Role in Decision-Making Organs
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.
May 30, 2012
Angola: Law Approval to Curb Domestic Violence Against Women
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
May 30, 2012
Angola: Government values gender equality as sustainable development requirement
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.