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Saturday, February 02, 2013
Women Navigate Political Minefield in Kenya
NAIROBI, Jan 25 2013 (IPS) - Few women in Kenya harbour illusions of entering politics. Blatant discrimination, threats and intimidations, an uneven playing field and a largely unsympathetic public have turned electoral politics into a veritable...
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Friday, February 01, 2013
KENYA: Women Got a Raw Deal in Party Primaries
The number of women who made it to the party lists for normal competitive seats in the forthcoming elections remains diminutive raising a red-flag amongst many Kenyans. Women aspirants were technically locked out by the Tenth Parliament when it...
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
UN Women Executive Director to call for women’s full participation in the African Renaissance at the African Union Summit
Increasing women’s participation in politics and economy and ending violence against women to be a key focus of the visit. Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women Michelle Bachelet will travel to Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 26 to...
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Kenya: Trans Nzoia Women in Politics
The number of women who have shown interest in elective seats inTrans Nzoia county has increased compared to previous general elections. Political experts attribute the increase to the new constitution which has created more elective positions for...
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Thursday, January 24, 2013
Women Human Rights Education Institutes
WHRI (six week institute): May 22 - June 28, 2013CEDAW for Change (one week institute): Nov 5 – Nov 9, 2012 and June 3-7, 2013
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Wednesday, January 16, 2013
Press Statement of Michelle Bachelet UN Under-Secretary-General and Executive Director of UN Women from Dakar, Senegal
Photo: Michelle Bachelet on her official trip to Senegal; photo credit: UN Women – Bruno Demeocq " During my visit, I met with Government officials, parliamentarians, and civil society partners, including women and men leaders who work tirelessly to...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Sierra Leone: Activists denounce low female showing in S.Leone parliament
Sierra Leone gender activists on Monday bemoaned the low representation of women in the country’s parliament after recent general elections, saying it has steadily decreased. “The blame should be laid on the doorstep of political parties,” said...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Ghana: WiLDAF petitions Mahama to appoint 40% women in new government
The Women in Law and Development in Africa (WiLDAF) has presented names of 65 women it says can be appointed by President John Mahama in his government. The names were contained in a petition signed by Bernice Sam, Executive Director, WiLDAF Ghana...
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Wednesday, December 19, 2012
Candidate Schools Help Women in West Africa Compete and Win
As countries across West Africa transition to democracy following years of autocratic rulers, civil unrest, and sometimes civil war, women are frequently left out of the process. Though they make up more than half of the population, women are often...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
IPU: Honing the Leadership Skills of Women MPs in Burundi
In a bid to enhance the role and influence of women MPs in the political scene in Burundi, women parliamentarians in the east African country have been given training on ways to build their leadership, communication and advocacy skills as part of a...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Kenya: No Women, No Elections
Kenya's rights activists are furious that the country's highest court "violated" women's constitutional rights by ruling against the implementation of a gender quota in parliament ahead of the 2013 general elections. Activists here are threatening...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Nigeria: UNDP Advises Political Parties To Support Women For Elective Positions In 2015
Mrs Adekemi Ndieli, National Programme Officer, UNDP (UN Women), has challenged the political parties in Nigeria to be more affirmative in supporting women to win elective positions through concerted efforts. Ndieli told the News Agency of Nigeria (...
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Sierra Leone: Proud Female MPs Assure Sierra Leone Women
Prior to their official inauguration slated for tomorrow Friday 7th December 2012, three newly elected and endorsed Members of Parliament, Hon. Mabinty Funna of Constituency 65 Tonkolili District, Hon. Mabinty Kadijah Sillah of Constituency 28...
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Zimbabwe: Goromonzi MP digs at police
ZANU PF Goromonzi West MP and chairperson of the Regional Women’s Parliamentary Caucus Beatrice Nyamupinga has accused the police and the Judiciary of paying lip service to issues relating to gender-based violence. Addressing stakeholders attending...
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Ghana: West Africa Women's Delegation to Observe Elections
An eight-member group of the West Africa Women's Election Observation (WAWEO), led by Nobel Laureate Leyman Gbowee of Liberia, has arrived in the country to observe the 2012 general elections. The team, consists of eminent women who are experts in...
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Zimbabwe: Zanu PF courting women, youths for 2013 polls
ZANU PF says it will fashion its campaign for the 2013 general elections along demographic lines, hoping to curry favor with such population clusters as the youths, women and people with special interests. Wrapping its annual conference in Gweru...
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Ghana: Dec. 7 polls: 28 women elected as MPs
he anxiety and uncertainty surrounding women's abilities to win Parliamentary seats have been laid to rest as 28 women from nine regions have reached office so far in Ghana's hotly contested 2012 elections. Subsequently, Ghana’s next parliament is...
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Monday, December 10, 2012
Ghana: Commonwealth Observer Group Bemoans Low Number of Women in Politics
The Commonwealth Observer Group has expressed concern about the low number of women contesting this year's general election in Ghana. The group is in the country at the invitation of the Electoral Commission to observe Ghana's 6th elections since...
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