A prominent women's leader in Solomon Islands says there has been a mixed reaction to the election of only the second woman MP in the country's history and the current parliament's sole woman representative.
The government might be finding it difficult to garner support for reserving 33% seat for women in Parliament but it seems it is doing its bit to empower women in municipalities.
While the arrest of Mongolia’s former president Nambaryn Enkhbayar on corruption charges has been dominating headlines, another quieter, but very significant event took place earlier this summer on June 28, when nine women won seats in the country’s parliamentary elections.
Female leaders in Vanuatu are urging voters to boycott male candidates at the October general elections.
There are currently no female members in the Vanuatu parliament.
First of all, I would like to offer my hearty congratulations to the recently elected first women Dzongda [governor] and now the newly appointed woman Justice of the Supreme Court of Bhutan.
Park Geun-hye has won her party's nomination to run as presidential candidate for the upcoming elections in December. If elected, Park would become the nation's first female head of state.
A workshop to empower women on issues of democracy, governance and elections starts tomorrow at the National Parliament.
China said women and young people will be better represented at its Communist Party Congress, widening efforts to bolster the legitimacy of a leadership transition clouded by the ouster of Politburo member Bo Xilai.
The Ministry of Women is currently having consultations with government ministries in coordinating information gathering for the preparation of Fiji's 2nd Follow up State CEDAW (Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women)