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Monday, September 03, 2012
Ghana: PPP government will empower women when voted into power-Nana Ofori
  Nana Owusu Ofori, Effutu Constituency Progressive People’s Party (PPP), parliamentary aspirant, has said the empowerment of women would be a priority of a government of the PPP. Nana Ofori was addressing a harvest, organized by the Ebenezer...
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Monday, September 03, 2012
Somaliland: Legislators Deny Women and Minorities Access to Political Power
Women and minority clans will not have the opportunity to access political seats through nomination. Members of Parliament's lower house of representative have voted against allocating women and members of minority clans parliamentary and local...
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Monday, September 03, 2012
Zimbabwe: Minister backs quota system
Zimbabwean female politicians are still sharply divided on the proposed provision in the new constitution giving women candidates a quota of 60 parliamentary seats. Under the Copac draft constitution, which is set to be taken to a referendum in...
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Monday, September 03, 2012
South Africa: Dlamini-Zuma bemoans lack of gender transformation
he struggle for women's empowerment, is not a new battle.  This is what Home Affairs Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma told dignitaries last night's Women's Parliament gala dinner. She said women in Parliament play a special role in making sure...
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Monday, September 03, 2012
South Africa: Minister Ebrahim Patel's Address to the Women's Parliament
The Minister of Economic Development, Mr Ebrahim Patel, has called for the increased participation of women in the mainstream economy. Speaking at the Women's Parliament in Cape Town today, Minister Patel said while the country's gender policies...
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Somalia: Marginalising women in Somali politics
Somalia has recently selected its parliament on Somali soil for the first time since the civil war of the late 1980s. This is a significant achievement since regional power brokers such as Ethiopia and Kenya, with the financial and logistical...
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Uganda: Female MPs seek gender inclusion
Women legislators under their umbrella association, the Uganda Women Parliamentary Association (UWOPA), and the Forum for Women in Development (Fowode), have appealed to government to allocate more resources to districts to finance women activities...
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Monday, August 27, 2012
Ghana: Negative Stereotype Hindering Women's Chance at Winning Political Seats - Report
  A new research study has revealed that negative stereotype and perception about women are the major contributory factors to the poor performance of women in district level elections. The study, launched in Accra on Thursday indicated that, most...
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Kenya: IEBC Reduces Nomination Fee for Women
THE Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) has agreed to reduce by half, the Sh500,000 it was demanding as nomination fee for any of the women hoping to join the country representative race. TheSh500,000 amount is among the proposals...
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Somalia: Two Women Running For President
Two women are running for president: Amal Abdi Ibrahim and Asha Ahmed Abdalla. In announcing her candidature, Asha Ahmed Abdalla, a member of parliament, accused the current government of favouring corruption and intimidation in the parliament. This...
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Monday, August 20, 2012
Zimbabwe: Draft Constitution: Let the Women Speak
Women who constitute 52 percent of Zimbabwe's population (the impending census could establish that figure might have increased), have been conspicuously quiet on this matter despite having actively participated in the constitutional outreach...
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Cameroon: Efforts Increase to Boost Women's Numbers in Politics
Political party leaders were on Monday urged to implement to gender approach in elections. Cameroon's elections and referenda governing institution, Elections Cameroon (ELECAM) in collaboration with UN Women and other partners are stepping up...
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Friday, August 17, 2012
Somalia: Women fight for parliament seats
Women from the civil society and political activists are demanding for their 30 percent quota as the deadline to the formation of a new government draws near. A new 275 member parliament is set to be formed and concerns are growing among Somali...
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Monday, August 13, 2012
Nigeria: First female minister route for female presidency
Ahead of the 2015 general election, the first female minister in Nigeria, Ambassador Ebunoluwa Oyagbola, on Saturday in Abuja called for the election of a female president, saying it would bring positive developments in the country. She also called...
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Monday, August 13, 2012
South Africa: When SA Women Spoke Truth to Power
South Africa’s gender parity laws have seen women rise to positions of power in the state, the private sector and civil society. On National Women’s Day, there was much talk of increasing women’s rights, strengthening measures to deal with violence...
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Friday, August 10, 2012
West Africa: ECOWAS Parliament Discusses Gender Strategy in Banjul
The ECOWAS Parliament's Joint Committee on Gender, Employment and Social Welfare and the Committee on Health and Social Service on Tuesday commenced a five-day sitting at the Senegambia Beach Hotel in Banjul where they will dilate on the "Validation...
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Wednesday, August 08, 2012
Tanzania: Tanzanian speaker encourages women to look beyond quota
Tanzanian National Assembly Speaker Anne Makinda has urged women to look beyond their allotted 30% quota in the National Assembly and seek full 50% representation by participating in elections in constituencies, Tanzania's Daily News reported Monday...
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Monday, August 06, 2012
UNDP: Consultant to support development of a gender policy for the INEC in Nigeria
Location : Abuja, NIGERIA Application Deadline : 08-Aug-12 Type of Contract : Individual Contract Post Level : International Consultant Languages Required : English   Starting Date :(date when the selected candidate is expected to start...
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