Ahead of October 2020 senatorial by-election in Liberia, the UN agency which focuses on women empowerment, UN Women, has organized a seminar on strategies to enforce gender quotas and implement the provision of the Elections Law that requires political parties to ‘endeavor’ to ensure that at least 30 percent of their candidates are of either gender.
Draft Report Exposes Gender Gap in Police Force
A draft report of a survey jointly conducted by U.N. Women, civil society organizations, and the Ministry of Justice indicates a wide gender disparity among officers within the Liberia National Police.
Group of Women Call for More Inclusion in Government
Liberian women are calling for more inclusion in government at the end of a series of meetings aimed at strengthening women’s engagement, enhanced information dissemination, and partnership.