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August 17, 2013
SADC failing women quota

WITH two years to go for Southern African Development Community (SADC) member countries to meet the 50-50 target for gender parity in decision-making positions, it seems many states in the region are not on course to meet this target. Only five countries – South Africa, Seychelles, M

August 16, 2013
Paris Mayoral Race Hosts an All-Female Field

The two biggest parties have chosen their candidates: Nathalie Kosciusko-Morizet, of the center-right Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (UMP), and Anne Hidalgo of the Parti Socialiste (PS).

August 16, 2013
Ghana: Put More Women in Decision-Making Positions

A civil society group, Gender Studies and Human Right Documentation Centre (GSHRDC) is calling on Government to fulfill its promise of having majority of women occupying decision-making positions in the country.

August 16, 2013
SPDP Women wing lauds Mawan’s call for more women representation, Malaysia

Sarawak Progressive Democratic Party (SPDP) Women wing welcomes Social Development Minister Tan Sri William Mawan Ikom’s suggestion that there should generally be 40 per cent women involvement in the positions of power.

August 16, 2013
Can the GOP Fix Its Woman Problem in Time to Fight Clinton? USA

If you knew nothing else about the Republican Party, two days at the Republican National Committee's Summer Meeting would convince you that it's a party taking its recovery seriously, having bottomed out with embarrassing polling and technological failures in the fall of 2012, along with majo

August 15, 2013
Tanzania: New Katiba - Pressing for Gender Equality

MORE than fifty years after independence, Tanzania is embarking on a Constitutional Review process that will transform the way its people relate and live with each other and also the way the country is governed.

August 15, 2013
Mugabe victory brings wave of intimidation against women activists

Amnesty International reports that especially in Zimbabwe's rural areas, away from any accountability, allies of Mugabe have been targeting opposition's female political activists.

August 15, 2013
Women Rally: Nigerian Women Optimistic Of Increased Representation In Governance

A cross section of Nigerian women on Thursday in Abuja expressed optimism that the government would ensure increased women representation in  governance.

August 14, 2013
Every Effort Needed to Protect Afghan Women MPs

Afghan authorities must make every effort possible to ensure the release and safe return of abducted Afghan woman MP Fariba Ahmadi Kakar and to provide greater protection for all women parliamentarians in the country, says the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU).