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Monday, September 10, 2012
Somaliland: Lawmakers oppose parliament quota for women and minorities
Advocacy groups for women and minorities in Somaliland have raised concerns about their political role in government after members of the lower house voted down a provision that would have established a quota for their representation in parliament...
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Friday, August 03, 2012
Somalia: Women fight for promised share of parliamentary seats
Photo credit: Mahmoud Mohamed/Sabahi Somali women are fighting to get their promised 30% representation in the next parliament after they failed to reach the same quota in the National Constituent Assembly (NCA), which approved the draft...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Somalia: Building Bridges for Women's Empowerment
In order to give voice to these invisible actors, the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) and the Associazione Diaspora e Pace (ADEP) are organizing a conference on Women,...
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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Somali Women Say "Consider Us for the Country’s Leadership"
MOGADISHU, Feb 15, 2012 (IPS) - As Somalia’s transitional government and various stakeholders meet Wednesday to discuss the inclusion of the country’s clans in the new government, women politicians have called for a greater role in the leadership of...
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Friday, February 09, 2007
Case Study
Somalia Between Peace and War: Somali Women on the Eve of the 21st Century
This case study looks at women's role in conflict resolution and peace building in Somalia. It gives an overview of women's sociopolitical status in recent Somali history and examines issues relating to Somali women in war and peace, including the...
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