December 18, 2012 (Arutz Sheva)
The Knesset Election Committee will discuss the possibility of disqualifying Hareidi parties because they have no women on their lists
December 11, 2012 (Voice of America)
Sierra Leone held its third election since the end of its decade-long civil war on November 17. The country has moved forward in some ways. Roads are better and health care is improving, but the status of women, particularly in politics, is improving only slowly in the face of cultural and economic barriers.
November 28, 2012 (Sacramento Bee)
A diverse group of women leaders and organizations have joined forces with the Black Women's Roundtable (BWR) to launch a campaign to express their unequivocal support of United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice and to encourage senate and congressional leaders to treat the esteemed public servant with respect. In addition to signing on to an open letter to the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, nearly 100 women from across the country are promoting an online petition in support of Ambassador Rice via personal and organizational networks as well as online social media.
November 10, 2012 (New York Times)
When Mabrouka M'barek is in the Tunisian capital these days, much of her time is spent writing a new constitution as an elected member of the National Constituent Assembly. It is a role the 32-year-old mother of two embraces with idealistic passion and more than a little amazement. Before President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali was ousted in 2011, she never imagined herself a “founding mother,” as she referred to herself in a recent interview, of this country or any
November 07, 2012 (All Africa)
The French capital of Paris, especially the location of the presidential residence (Elysee Palace) is expected to come to a standstill today Wednesday as President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf will be ushered later in the day in to receive one of the country's befitting honors.
November 07, 2012 (Feminist News)
President Barack Obama won re-election with 55% of women's votes and 45% of men's votes for a decisive and historic 10% gender gap, according to CNN exit polls. This is the second largest gender gap in Presidential voting recorded by exit polls, according to the Center for American Women and Politics. The largest was in 1996 for Bill Clinton. If only men had voted, Mitt Romney would have won 52%-44%.
November 04, 2012 (Global Post)
Fawzia Yusuf Haji Adam is to be Somalia's first female foreign minister in a cabinet formed by new Prime Minister Abdi Farah Shirdon.
November 02, 2012 (All Africa)
As Kenya gets ready for voter registration this month, ahead of the country's Mar. 4, 2013 polls, women's rights organisations are hoping that the provisions for gender equality in the new constitution will mean significantly increased representation in the government.
November 02, 2012 (the Citizen )
Women now hold 20 per cent of the seats in the world's parliaments. Rwanda, at 56 per cent, has the highest representation worldwide. There are currently 20 female Heads of State, the highest in history. Although disappointingly low, seven per cent of cabinet members are women.
October 31, 2012 (Africa)
The Chief Gender Monitor, Oda Gasinzigwa, has advised a visiting Kenyan delegation, to seek political leadership positions in their country as a way of prioritising gender equality.
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