- 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: Daily Independent
Mrs. Helen Esuene is the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) flag-bearer for Akwa Ibom South Senatorial District in the April general elections. In this interview with Correspondent, ANIEFIOK MACAULEY, she speaks on a wide range of issues including the edge she had over the incumbent senator Eme Ekaette at the primaries, women participation in politics, her priorities if elected in the main election and why the PDP should not impose unpopular candidates on the people. Excerpts…
Source: Pambazuka
The institutions and organisations below have signed this statement in disapproval of the criteria and formation of the Constitutional Committee, whereby the committee does not include a single female expert. Advancing with a committee like this, triggers fears and suspicions with regards to the future of Egypt and the transitional phase.'
Source: WOMENSENEWS
Two Egyptian women's rights leaders say Suzanne Mubarak controlled their arena and stymied progress. Now they look ahead, with an eye on history. The Algerian and Iranian revolutions were different, but still cautionary for women.
Source: AFP
WASHINGTON — The United States voiced regret Saturday at the absence of women on a committee tasked with proposing amendments to Egypt's constitution despite their participation in protests that ousted Hosni Mubarak.
Source: The Nigerian Observer
The issue of women’s participation in the political processes of societies, especially democratic ones, is one that has engaged the attention of scholars and researchers (Mcclsky, 1968, Stacey and Price, 1981, Welch 1980, Ifamose 2000 and Makinde 2000). Some studies on the role of Nigerian Women’s participation in politics have come to establish that the level has varied over time.
Source: WorldStage
President Good luck Jonathan on Thursday restated his determination to get Nigeria out of the shackles of poverty and transform the country into a more cherished environment that thrives with meek and honey.
Source: Forward
Any woman who has spent time in Arab countries was likely to have been particularly impressed by the strong presence of women in the Egypt’s Tahrir Square protests. Whether it is Cairo or any other Arab city, walking around unaccompanied in public is not always a comfortable experience.
Source: GhanaWeb
Economic Affairs (IEA) on Saturday set in motion efforts to galvanise stakeholder support, to develop a manual on strategies and guidelines to increase the number of women elected to parliament in 2012.
Source: GhanaWeb
Bus-Kwofie, former District Chief Executive (DCE) for Ahanta West District, has underscored the need for both government and political parties to allocate a quota of portfolios to women, to whip up their interest in governance.
Source: SFGate
In 2011, Ban Ki-moon begins the fifth year of his five-year term as United Nations secretary-general, and a discussion will begin about a possible extension of his term or a possible successor for him.
Source: AllAfrica
Aggrieved female aspirants who failed to clinch the party's ticket in the last Peoples Democratic Party's primaries have been advised not to leave the party.