Egyptians were voting in a referendum on the country’s draft constitution on Tuesday and Wednesday, a document that would enshrine unprecedented gender equality for women.
A PN MEP candidate has called for more female candidates for the European Parliament elections.
As a young girl in Bangladesh, you could say I grew up parallel to the legendary rivalry between the country’s main political foes, Sheikh Hasina and Begum Khaleda Zia: two very powerful women with some serious political capital.
“When I began my research on the representation of women and female politicians in the media in the eighties, people kept telling me that ‘it will take time, but it will get better’. I believe that I have good reason to say that it hasn’t. It has become worse,” says Liesbet van Zoonen.
The 2016 National Elections are not that far away. It is timely and important that we not wait until then to begin having constructive discussions about who should be given the opportunity and responsibility to succeed President Barack Obama.
ISLAMABAD: To add to the hype surrounding local bodies elections, non-government organisation and human rights groups have urged the election commission to prepare and release gender disaggregated data.
High-profile mayoral elections this year have already proved that the steps to City Hall remain steep for female candidates.
Why are there so few female elected officials in the second largest city in the country? Of 18 elected positions in City Hall, only one is held by a woman — Nury Martinez, who joined the council in July.