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Sierra Leone: Women Play a Significant Role in the Political, Economic and Social Life

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2010-02-23 07:13
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President Ernest Bai Koroma has made it his government’s priority to empower women in the political, economic and social driven agenda of Sierra Leone. He has entrusted women with important responsibilities to drive through his agenda for change and to use their maternal instincts to help bring in social cohesion. He has appointed women to leadership positions that will enable them to participate fully in the development process of a country that has time and again denied them of their rightful place in society.

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Sierra Leone: Woman Breaking Traditional Walls in Chieftaincy Elections

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Tue, 2009-12-15 00:00
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The decision of whether women can stand for a chieftaincy election in Sierra Leone is being challenged here in Kono, the eastern part of Sierra Leone.But now Kono is seeing another revolution. Elizabeth Kumba Simbiwa Sorgboh Torto has declared herself available for the position of paramount chief in the Nimiyama chiefdom.

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Sierra Leone: Research Monitoring Salone’s Discharge of 1325 Launched

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Wed, 2009-05-13 13:12
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Despite the fact that Sierra Leone is a signatory to the United Nations resolution 1325 which seeks to promote and protect women in times of war and in peace yet “the strides made are not good enough.” These were the remarks of Hon. Dr Bernadette Lahai as Pathways of Women’s Empowerment and Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) yesterday launched a research titled “Monitoring Sierra Leone’s Implementation of UN Resolution 1325".

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Gender Equality and Justice Programming: Equitable Access to Justice for Women

This primer outlines the major obstacles and barriers women face in accessing justice and suggests strategies and interventions to overcome these challenges. Gender mainstreaming is not a goal in itself, but rather a strategy towards achieving equality between men and women. The majority of this primer focuses on women’s access to justice and the social relationships between men and women that
disadvantage women and hamper this access.

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emyeyo

Submitted by emyeyo on Tue, 2009-04-28 04:50

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Africa Women's Political Leadership

This group is intended to continue and expand the dialogue begun at the Club of Madrid Africa Women Leaders Forum in Brussels October 7-8 2008

This group is open to all women who wish to discuss women's political participation in sub-Saharan Africa.

Sierra Leone: PPRC to Hold Forum on Women’s Participation in Politics in Sierra Leone

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Thu, 2008-09-25 09:01
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The Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) will hold a one day forum to discuss women’s participation in the electoral process and the way forward for the implementation of a women’s memorandum that calls for affirmative action that would increase women’s participation in governance.

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Sierra Leone: Women in Local Government

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2008-06-30 07:46
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As the July 5 2008, Local Government elections draw near, women's participation and representation has carried the headlines on the media and household discussions throughout the country.

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Sierra Leone: PPRC Empowers Women in Politics

Submitted by iKNOW Politics on Mon, 2008-06-09 02:58
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Political Party Registration Commission (PPRC) Thursday organized a two-day forum on gender and peace building in a bid to empower female politicians ahead of the July 5 local government elections.

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Rabab Baldo

Submitted by Rabab Baldo on Sun, 2008-06-08 21:07

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