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Wednesday, September 20, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
A country with 61 per cent women Parliamentarians: the tragedy that led to Rwanda scoring so high
The Indian Express
The current Lok Sabha (2019-2024) has the highest-ever representation of women Members of Parliament at any point in India, with 78 MPs in the 545-member House (around 14 per cent). Globally, the average for women in parliament is around 24 per cent...
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Wednesday, August 02, 2023
UN Women Executive Director visits Rwanda, applauds remarkable progress on gender equality and women’s empowerment
UN Women
UN Women Executive Director Sima Bahous conducted a three-day mission in Rwanda, where she represented the UN Secretary General at the Women Deliver 2023 conference in Kigali, and met with government officials, civil society, women's rights...
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Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Women’s political participation will lead to improved access to education and health: Mlambo-Ngcuka
Herald Live
Ngcuka has called for democratic governments such as South Africa to advance gender equality, saying women’s political participation will not only lead to improved access to education and health, but will combat gender-based violence. “Open...
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Wednesday, July 05, 2023
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Creating space for women in public life
Monitor
Attending the National Security Symposium 2023 on ‘contemporary security challenges: the African Perspective’, changed my perspective of Rwanda and challenged my assumptions about the country. In a four-part series, I look at some specific areas...
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Murangwa Ndangiza Hadija
Thursday, June 15, 2023
Interviews
Murangwa Ndangiza Hadija
Hadija Ndangiza Murangwa is a Rwandan Senator of the Ideal Democratic Party (PDI). She was a consultant in charge of strategy and institutional stability at the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Rwanda (ICPAR). She is a senator in the...
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President of Inter-Parliamentary Union, Duarte Pacheco delivers remarks at the 145th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union that is underway in Kigali from October 11 to 15. Village Urugwiro (The New Times)
Friday, October 21, 2022
Gender-sensitive parliaments can help end conflicts – IPU president
The New Times
More women parliamentarians can play a major role in addressing global security conflicts, Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) president, Duarte Pacheco, has said. Speaking Monday October 11, at a press conference on the side-lines of the ongoing IPU’s...
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How did Rwanda become no.1 for gender equality? IPU
Friday, October 21, 2022
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How did Rwanda become no.1 for gender equality?
Inter-Parliamentary Union
In 2008, the Rwanda Chamber of Deputies was the first elected national parliament where women were the majority. The proportion of MPs who are women is at 61.25% today, way above the current global average of 26.4%. Rwanda has been at the top of the...
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World female parliamentarians vow to empower girls (Xinhua)
Saturday, October 15, 2022
World female parliamentarians vow to empower girls
Xinhua
KIGALI, Oct. 12 (Xinhua) -- Female Members of Parliament under the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) vowed to prioritize the empowerment of girls in societies. "We have a responsibility to ensure that the empowerment of girls is a top priority and...
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145th IPU Assembly and related meetings (IPU logo)
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
145th IPU Assembly and related meetings
At the invitation of the Parliament of the Republic of Rwanda, the 145th Assembly of the IPU and its related meetings will be held in Kigali, Rwanda, from Tuesday, 11 to Saturday, 15 October 2022. All IPU statutory bodies, including the Governing...
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Thursday, November 21, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
Women make up 52% of the Cabinet in Rwanda. Here’s why it’s a big deal
Global Citizen
By Lerato Mogoatlhe Rwanda celebrated another victory for gender representation on Nov. 5 when President Paul Kagame reshuffled his cabinet — and in the process, increased the number of female ministers from from 26 to 27. As a result, the country...
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Thursday, November 07, 2019
How women are stepping up to remake Rwanda
National Geographic
Rwanda’s Genocide Museum is a haunting place, one of the memorials in the capital city of Kigali that commemorate a hundred days of terrifying tribal conflict in 1994. The horror was triggered after Hutu extremists blamed Tutsi rebels for the...
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Friday, October 11, 2019
Rwanda sets new world record on female representation in parliament
My Joy Online
Rwanda has broken its current world record of 64 per cent female representation in Parliament, setting a new one of 67.5 per cent. Out of 80 seats, women now occupy 54 seats, a new world record for female representation in Parliament globally. The...
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Friday, May 03, 2019
Editorial / Opinion Piece / Blog Post
In the aftermath of genocide, Rwanda’s women have transformed the country
Boston Globe
By Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Swanee Hunt, Twenty-five years ago, a savage genocide ripped apart Rwanda, a tiny nation in the heart of Africa. This month’s observance of the genocide that killed almost a million focused, as it should have, on those...
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Thursday, January 10, 2019
2018 left Rwandans with a more inclusive parliament
The News Times
One of the hallmarks of post-Genocide Rwanda is inclusive politics. The year 2018 brought about more gains as far as political plurality is concerned, at least in the Chamber of Deputies where two new opposition parties won seats. And this is...
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Friday, October 19, 2018
Kagame reshuffles Cabinet in Rwanda, women take up more slots
The New Times
President Paul Kagame yesterday reshuffled his cabinet, making broad changes in a trimmed cabinet, in which women comprise 50 per cent. The members of cabinet have also reduced from 31 down to 26. The changes were announced yesterday by the Prime...
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Friday, September 07, 2018
Rwanda: Women to take 61 per cent of seats in the next Chamber of Deputies
New Times
Women will take 61 per cent of seats in the next Lower House of Parliament (Chamber of Deputies) going by the latest results from this week’s parliamentary elections. The National Electoral Commission (NEC) released provisional results from this...
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Thursday, August 16, 2018
Revisiting Rwanda five years after record-breaking parliamentary elections
UN Women
Five years back something historic happened. The 2013 Rwandan Parliamentary elections ushered in a record-breaking 64 per cent of seats for women candidates, making Rwanda the top country for women in politics. The incredible progress was spurred by...
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Friday, May 11, 2018
Rwanda: Call for Renewed Political Will to Bridge Gender Gaps in All Sectors
All Africa
As African countries push for respect and promotion of gender equality, political will is key to accelerate attainment of gender equality on the continent. The remarks were made Thursday by Donatille Mukabalisa, the Speaker of Parliament, while...
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