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September 17, 2008

Rwanda - a positive story to tell

While there are undoubtedly concerns with some aspects of Rwanda's democracy, some things they not only get right, but keep on setting the bar higher for the rest of the world too. The big one is women's representation. The country was already #1 in terms of % women in their parliament. But now they have gone one better. As the BBC reports:

"Rwanda will be the first country where women will outnumber men in parliament, preliminary election results show. Women have taken 44 out of 80 seats so far and the number could rise if three seats reserved for the disabled and youth representatives go to females. Rwanda, whose post-genocide constitution ensures a 30% quota for female MPs, already held the record for the most women in parliament."

Posted by malcolmclark on September 17, 2008

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