Role of women in society

President Cristina Fernandez Victory Front managed to remain as the leading political force nationwide on Sunday’s congressional primaries but her opponents emerged exceptionally strong in the all-important province of Buenos Aires and the other main districts of the country, to the extent that some political analysts anticipate the beginning of the end of the ten years of Kirchnerism.

The women's reservation bill which has been pending for over 17 years should be taken up for discussion in the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament and be passed before the next general election, demanded women's groups across India on Tuesday.

The All India Democratic Women's Association (AIDWA) will observe demonstration and rallies across the city today to press this demand. The basis of the bill lies in the poor representation of women in state legislatures as well as the Parliament.

The Committee on Political Participation of Women (CPPW) urged political parties not to take advantage of the role of women in the 2014 election by using them as a tool to gain political mileage. The CPPW said that the need for sincerity in working to address issues of female political participation as despite the Afghan government's rhetoric about improving Afghan women's rights, no significant progress has been made.

Albania's new government will include six women ministers, representing a drastic change not only in the country, but also setting a positive example in the region.

"Having six women in the government is a positive step for Albania and the region towards achieving gender equality standards and the intended democracy," Blerina Metaj, a programme co-ordinator for the Coalition for the Promotion of Women and Youth in Politics in Tirana, told SETimes.

In the fourth of our series on Women in Politics, we speak to Leader of the Greens, Senator Christine Milne.

Minority of female legislators at the House of Representatives have submitted a bill seeking political equity with their male counterparts.

They are, therefore, craving the indulgence of full plenary to amend section 4.5 the new election law of Liberia to enhance their objective.