- 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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Following is a joint declaration issued at the conclusion of the September 19, 2011 United Nations Women event on Women’s Political Participation.
Boosting women’s political participation and decision-making around the world is fundamental for democracy and essential for achieving sustainable development, women leaders taking part in a high-level event at the United Nations declared today.
Newly drafted election laws in Egypt may hamper female representation in parliament, worrying activists.
Where have all the women gone? Long time passing. This year alone, there will be over 30 presidential elections held around the world. Over half of these will be in Africa. On 20 September 2011, Zambia goes to the polls to elect a president, members of parliament and local councilors.
Source: ANGOP
The role played by Angola in the context of the nations, special in resolution of political crisis and stability of various countries in the African continent was stressed Wednesday by the acting governor of the southern Cunene province.
In Africa, access to positions of political responsibility remains an exception for female politicians. But this is changing. In 2006, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf became the first woman elected at the head of a country: Liberia.
Testament to an ongoing process of increasing gender equality, Khadra X. Ismail Yonis has been elected Somaliland’s first female mayor.
Source: allAfrica
Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissesar and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will join other prominent women leaders for a high-level dialogue at the United Nations in New York on 19 September.
Source: The Chronicle
History was made on Saturday, when the Convention Peoples Party (CPP), after a series of postponements of its National Delegates Congress, elected three women for the party's topmost positions, to manage the affairs of the party for the next four years.
Source: This Day Live
Over the years, women across the world have cried out loudly over their perceived marginalisation by the men. In the build up to the last general elections in Nigeria, the womenfolk introduced into the electioneering campaigns a new battle cry known as Affirmative Action.
Among the findings of a 2009 study by the Zambia National Women's Lobby Group (ZNWLG) was that even though political parties espoused gender parity they rarely implemented it.