women's participation

What is it about the “woman question” that drives so many pundits and politicians to despair in New Zealand? To call the all-women shortlist a “man ban” shows how clearly many of them see politics as being all about them, men.

 On the same day that she buried her father, Alma Leticia Reyes decided that she would follow in his footsteps and continue his candidacy for mayor of a Mexican town herself, and now - after winning the election - she will have the chance to carry out the plans that he intended to implement in office.

We invite you to read the full article published July 11 2013

They are just mere subjects for soft news like family, lifestyle and culture. Also, there are fewer women as politicians or as the ones on higher/senior public positions and this has made women follow news lesser than their male counterparts.

We invite you to read the full article published July 8, 2013 by Silicon India

When Washington lawmakers assembled a few weeks ago to announce a deal on a state operating budget, something was noticeably absent: women.

Announcing the long-awaited bargain were 11 men — Gov. Jay Inslee, the leaders of the four political caucuses of the Legislature and the top budget negotiators.

What made it even more striking was that just a year ago, the governor and the Senate leader were women, while three years ago the House majority leader and lead budget writers were as well.

Conservatives refuse to give up their fight to pass legislation that affects women’s health, bodies, and civil rights, and after an election year when women of color turned out in force for Democrats, electing more of them to state offices.

(CNN) -- Early in Dara's career, she was told by a coach that "honey attracts more bees than vinegar," so she took pains to rein in her natural candor and soften her opinions. But when she started her present job as vice president at a national retailer, her boss told her she was too nice. "Where's the balance?" Dara muses. "Do they want me to be harder or softer? With men or with women? With my superiors or my subordinates? It's tricky to figure out."

A useful workshop aimed at generating an understanding in the media of Haiti’s women’s quota was held on 13 June in Port au Prince.

The workshop was arranged jointly by International IDEA and the Haitian committee charged with the implementation of the 30% quota for women that was incorporated into the Amended 1987 Constitution (Article 17.1).

“As a woman of Zimbabwe, I personally wanted a Constitution that is fit for me,” said Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development and Member of Parliament, Jessie Majome, who participated in Zimbabwe’s Constitution-making process as part of the Select Committee of Parliament that facilitated the process.