Regional workshop for Pacific Parliaments pushes for empowerment of women in politics

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Published: 11 November 2013

THE regional workshop for Pacific Parliaments in Nuku’alofa last week agreed that regional Parliaments Tonga included should be able to enact gender equality legislation or review existing laws so that they do not discriminate against women.

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“Participation of men and women crucial in democracy ” says IPU spokesperson

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Published: 07 November 2013

DEMOCRACY is founded on the participation of both men and women in political, economic and social spheres in society, according to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) spokesperson.

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