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Women Rule Provinces, Men Dominate Politics

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2 May 2009

Women are going to be premiers in five South African provinces but men still dominate national politics.

Era Of Hope For Women

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4 May 2009
The struggle for gender justice will not be won solely by appointing women to influential positions. It would also be to straightjacket these women to expect them to forever represent the views of women - Sowetan 

Towards Women’s Political Calvary

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16 Apr 2009
"The 2009 elections present several political players with the opportunity to harness new ideas and create a new imagination. The extent to which this imagination is visible is disappointing. A glance at the various manifestoes presents us with the coded language of victimhood, rhetoric or the objectification of women and their unique social, economic and cultural circumstances" - Liepollo Lebohang Pheko

“100% Zulu Boy”: Jacob Zuma And The Use Of Gender In The Run-up To South Africa’s 2009 Election

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20 Apr 2009
"In a context of heightened political contestation, party campaigns in the run-up to South Africa's fourth democratic election on 22 April 2009 election featured attempts to mobilise identities with discourses of intolerance" - Christi van der Westhuizen

GIMPA Holds Stakeholders Workshop On Gender Policy

Published date: 
15 Apr 2009

Ms. Akua Sena Dansua, Minister of Women and Children's Affairs, on Wednesday commended the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) for the initiation of a draft gender policy for the training of public service officials.

CHINA - Bias For Baby Boys Creates

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10 Apr 2009
A study has revealed that China will have more men than women in the next twenty years and reseachers say nothing can be done to prevent this.

Ethiopia: EMWA Trains Women Leaders On Media Practice

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7 Apr 2009
Ethiopian Media Women's Association (EMWA) is offering a three day advanced training for 26 women leaders who came from governmental and NGOs on how to use media for women leaders.

‘How to Resolve Electoral Reform Crisis’

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4 Apr 2009
The Gender and Constitution Reform Network (GECORN) has urged the Federal Government to implement a national gender policy.

Gender Issues – Separating The Categories

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1 Apr 2009
Gender issues are an important area in bioethics, especially when it comes to understanding the delivery of health care.

Obama: Decriminalize Homosexuality Worldwide

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18 Mar 2009
The Obama administration said it is going to sign on to a United Nations declaration calling for the decriminalization of homosexuality worldwide.
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