Women from five West African countries converged at the Paradise Suites Hotel from 24 to 28th March 2014 to receive training on leadership skills.
PREMIUM TIMES investigations have shown that women are under represented at the ongoing national conference in Abuja.
Mariam Wardak is one of those young Afghans with her feet in two worlds: At 28, she has spent much of her adult life in Afghanistan, but she grew up in the United States after her family fled there.
They called it the Year of the Woman. In 1992, four women were elected to the U.S.
Would increasing women participation in politics improve Philippine governance?
Some lawmakers and women's rights advocates believe it would.
Husbands of the women contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Bihar are going all out to support their wives.Take the case of Sailesh Kumar, husband of Misa Bharti and son-in-law of RJD chief Lalu Prasad.
When it comes to women in the White House, Sarah Palin takes the cake in Americans’ eyes, a new poll found.
Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says not enough progress has been made to increase the number of women involved in parliamentary decision-making since adult suffrage in 1944, arguing that the pace at which they are being integrated leaves much to be desired.
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill shared her hard-earned advice and opinions about women in politics and leadership positions during a lecture on March 28, at Iowa State University.