Six Women Were Elected. So Why Were Their Husbands Sworn In?
In rural India, guarantees of equal representation on village councils are easily thwarted. But some women are pushing back ...
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The Status of Women in the World’s Parliaments
We sat down with Zeina Hilal, IPU’s Manager for Gender and Youth Programmes, on the eve of the 69th UN Commission on the ...
The Mirror11d
Women MPs celebrate historic numbers in Parliament - 'I stand on the shoulders of greats'
An historic number of women were elected as Members of Parliament at last year's general election. Some 263 MPs are now women ...
Ghanaweb.com11d
Four eye-opening facts about women for politics
Finland na di first kontri in di world to elect female members of parliament, in 1907. Worldwide, women involvement in politics dey move slowly afta dat, but di rate of progress increase in di ...
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Increase in number of women MPs not enough – MP Kiriella
A historic increase in the number of female members of Parliament has been hailed as a significant achievement but further action is needed for more female representation, says Deputy Co-Chairperson ...
New Vision13d
Female MPs push for urgent action on sanitary pads, access to loans
female Members of Parliament (MPs) have called for greater attention to issues affecting women, including the availability of sanitary pads, improved access to loans, land, and greater respect for ...