Female representatives from all registered political parties in Tajikistan who took part in the Human Dimension Seminar held by the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights on 18-20 May 2011 in Warsaw, issued a joint statement outlining a strategy for boosting women's participation in politics in their country.

The seminar marked the first time that all political parties, including the ruling party, agreed on a common goal for increasing the number of women politicians. Their strategy highlights the importance of increasing the number of women in politics. It also creates a working group with rotating chairpersons composed of female representatives from all political parties that is to meet monthly. In addition, it establishes women's groups inside each political party.

Despite failing to reach its target of 275 female candidates for Parliament in the general elections, a women’s political group has vowed to keep fighting and seek more female representation in future polls.

A recent opinion poll has revealed that an overwhelming majority of the Turkish population favors the election of headscarved women to Parliament as deputies, amidst a heated debate over whether political parties can reach a consensus to allow women to enter Parliament with their headscarves.

The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development (FMWSD), Mrs. Josephine Anenih, in Abuja on Tuesday vowed to empower women to participate fully in the 2011 general elections. "It is my goal to pursue the ministry's agenda, particularly that of empowerment of women and to facilitate their full participation in all spheres of life, particularly in politics as we draw close to the forthcoming general elections," she said. The minister said the drive for women's empowerment was the expected role of the states ministries of women affairs and social development and the sectoral partners through the mechanism of gender mainstreaming.