Women Heads of State

There are more women heads of state than ever before. The recent elections of Michele Bachelet as the President of Chile and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf as the President of Liberia are exciting developments that have inspired women around the world. This is a discussion of the cause and effect of this increasing number of women heads of state.

Should Hillary be the VP Nominee?

I am a 62 year old male who is amazed at the 2008 presedential primaries. I would love to see a female VP!!!!!
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Petition for women to take top EU posts!

"A citizen's petition has been launched to lobby for a woman to win one of the top four EU posts up for grabs next year, with such jobs normally going to a clutch of men after much closed-door barteri

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Hillary Clinton and the US primaries

Hillary Clinton's recent win in New Hampshire prompted a storm of speculation from the media and commentators about the impact of identity politics on the primaries.
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2008 New Year and time to act!

Happy 2008 to everyone; I think that, as more women become involved in politics in the coming year, we need to plan and work toward a goal.
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Say NO to Violence against Women on 26 November

Colleagues! We have to say "No" to violence against women on 26/11/2007!
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Damn the Patriarchy

Looking at the most recent events in Kenya, where women have suffered political racism and violence, is to my mind only a tip of an iceberg of what women suffer in other parts of the continent.
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2nd Edition of Windows on Africa Magazine

Greetings from the smiling coast of Africa! We wish to register our thanks to you all for your interest in the magazine, which this time around will go further to accommodate a lot of issues
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Women in Politics and Good Governance Program

Invitation for Collaboration /Partnership /Funding for a 3 Day International Women's Conference in Congo - Brazzaville (November, 2007)
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We Fight For An Equal Treatment With Men, But What Happens When ....

Women fight for everything we believe: for our families, our kids, our believes, and our political differences. We do it with passion, with love and with that miracle "SIX SENSE" we have.
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Women Leadership In Elections

Let's get together to support women to be elected. We are in the year 2007 and still not many women are elected in the world. So we have to do something! We really do.
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How To Get Fair Participation In The Elections

The upcoming elections to the Constitutional Assembly in Ecuador provoked the desire for real participation of the citizens.
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Women and Legislature

We want to congratulate women in politics for their courage and we want to assure them that we will support them all the way.
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Empowerment for the Liberian Legislattive Women's Caucus

As secretary of the women legislative caucus, I am appealing to all our international partners to empower the women by providing working material such as computer or lab tap for each women to enhance
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Women too can make a difference!

Dear All, I was so impressed and moved with tears of joy when I watch the French presidential debate yesterday, seen a woman been on the offensive was something to write home about.
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Pakistani Women in Politics

Being a citizen of Pakistan , I would like to express my concern about Pakistani politics and related issues. I feel that this forum is a transparent forum to discuss the agenda.
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Global Feminism

Women all over the world are taking on the unresolved major issues facing humanity -- poverty, hunger, conflict, violence, disease, etc.
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Skills-Building

I believe one major critical tool of empowerment is training women in media relations as integral part of their development programme.
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The Recent Increase in Women Heads of State

Does the recent election of female heads of state in Chile, Liberia and elsewhere represent a large-scale shift in the political landscape? Or is this a short-lived phenomenon? How can the international community consolidate and advance this trend?
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