- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – President of the Republic of Liberia
- Joyce Banda – President of the Republic of Malawi
- Catherine Samba-Panza – Interim President of the Central African Republic
There is progress here and there on the continent regarding women's rights . We must go much further to ensure greater gender equality in Africa. It is not just a matter of justice....When women take their rightful place at the negotiating table, in the parliament and in leadership positions across society, we can unleash Africa’s enormous potential..." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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Source: The Interpreter
One of the imponderables this early in the life of the Arab Spring is the degree to which the political upheavals will result in substantive, rather than cosmetic, improvements to women's political roles in the Arab world.
Source: Heritage
A female senatorial candidate in Grand Bassa County has called for equal participation of both males and females in the decision making process of the county. According to Martha Karnga, the county is behind other counties in term of equal representation at the Legislature
More than 30 international experts and women's rights activists appealed for Egypt's women to be given greater scope on the country's political stage, for the elimination of gender stereotypes, and for erasing inequalities in education, training and resources.
The 2011 Women's Platform for Action in Africa opened here at the Pan-African Parliament today. The Conference was officially opened by the President of the Pan-African Parliament, Hon. Dr Moussa Idriss Ndélé, who pledged the support of the Pan-African Parliament to women participation in peace negotiations and conflict resolution and decision making
The two women running for the presidency of Cameroon have broken a psychological barrier among women about aspiring for high political office, says a campaigner for women’s participation in politics.
Source: Rand Corporation
Nearly a dozen current and former first ladies joined RAND, the United States Department of State's African Women Entrepreneurship Program (AWEP) and the Corporate Council on Africa (CCA) today to highlight and promote women's leadership and economic empowerment across Africa.
Source: IPS
Less than 10 percent of the world's political leaders are female, according to United Nations figures, but many of them were present Monday at U.N. headquarters in New York, where they reiterated calls for increased participation for women as critical to both economic development and democracy.
Next Wednesday September 28, scores of women from all over the country will flock to Freetown to talk to the UN about peace in Sierra Leone. The event takes place at the Taia Hotel Resort, Lumley Beach during the UN Open Day.
Source: The Star
The Bill to amend the Constitution has been published, providing for extra seats to ensure that there are no more than two-thirds from either gender in the National Assembly or Senate. This is similar to the CoE's suggestion, rejected by the Parliamentary Select Committee in Naivasha. Like the provision for counties in fact.
Ms Ruby Sandhu-Rojon, UN Resident Coordinator on Friday called on Ghanaians to work towards the attainment of peace, necessary for a successful election in 2012.
The Mass Media minister, Carolina Cerqueira, Thursday in Brasília stressed the political agenda of the Angolan Government that aims to allow women greater participation in the development, implementation and monitoring of development strategy in the country.