by NWMI | Nov 22, 2018 | Gender, Media & Elections, International Politics
By Urvashi Sarkar Rwanda garnered international attention in 2003 with a heartening development – 48.75% of the representatives elected to the lower house of the Rwandan Parliament were women. In 2008, women constituted 56% of the lower house of Parliament and...
by NWMI | Nov 20, 2018 | 2018 Assembly Elections
A Joint Action Committee drawn from a group of 30 associations working on women and transgender issues, as well as several individual academics and activists, has released a manifesto for the upcoming Telangana Legislative Assembly elections to be held in December...
by NWMI | Nov 19, 2018 | 2018 Assembly Elections
A recent study that analyses the economic impact of electing women in Indian state elections has concluded that constituencies that elect women to state legislative assemblies are likely to witness more economic growth than those run by male politicians. Yet only 9%...
by NWMI | Nov 15, 2018 | Gender, Media & Elections, International Politics
By Priyanka Borpujari As-Salam Aaleikum! That’s how 36-year-old Ilhan Omar greeted a large audience on November 6 after she had won her seat in the Congress in the midterm elections in the United States. Her choice of greeting is reflective of her identity as a Muslim...
by NWMI | Nov 5, 2018 | 2018 Assembly Elections
By Raksha Kumar In June 2018, during the Karnataka Election campaign, Congress Party President Rahul Gandhi spoke at length about fielding more women as candidates. Admitting he was raised by strong women, Gandhi said he understands that women are better...
