How equal are you?

Someone told me that my last diary entry was boring. This person happens to be a man and that is quite interesting to me.

Why women need equal chances now than before
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Tanzanian women have in recent years been clamouring for fifty-fifty placements in all public posts, like representation in Parliament and other government posts. This is well and good, for according to the national census women a bit more, at 51 percent, than ...
Poverty shuts women out of political postsDaily News

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>The issue of equal representation in the selection of leaders of the committees of the CA yesterday engaged members as they discussed formation of committees

“Africans want justice, preferably from their own governments if they can and if not, from the international criminal court. The day when African court’s become independent, strong and can handle these cases, I think we will see fewer referrals to the ICC” - Kofi Annan.

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Women Must Have Equal Access to Technology
BlogHer (blog)
Technology is empowering women and girls around the world to improve their lives and their communities. Just ask the female vegetable seller in Tanzania who now uses a popular mobile service to store and transfer money using just her cell ...

Women have reiterated their quest for 50:50 representation in all decision-making bodies, insisting that the new Constitution should state clearly about equal rights between men and women.

>Not long ago, I was at a dinner party with several couples in their 40s, all married except for my boyfriend and me. The mood was jovial until, over dessert, one guest made an offhand joke about Internet porn.

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Minter touts equal involvement in family sues
Daily News
MEN and women must equally participate in bringing development at family and national levels, the Deputy Minter of State in the Vice-President's Office (Environment), Ms Ummy Mwalimu has said. She added that development at family level cannot be ...

Blind people want equal rights in proposed constitution.
Daily News
PEOPLE with disabilities, including the blind, have the right to enjoy equal opportunities which must be safeguarded in the proposed constitution, Bukoba Municipal Association for the Blind (BMAB) Secretary, Mr Novat Mwijage, has said. He noted that most ...