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Gender and equality campaigns are steadily showing
signs of success all around the globe. And as Thailand
stand still in resounding celebration, on electing their
first female Prime Minister, Yingluck Shinawatra, the
younger sister of one of Thailand's most polarizing
political figures, former Prime Minister Thaksin
Shinawatra who was ousted in a 2006 military coup,
women are smiling from the inside out.
On August 3rd, Yingluck Shinawatra was officially elected as Prime Minister of Thailand it was the country's first general election since 2007. The 47 million voters pray to end years of unrest between two political factions that peaked last year with deadly protests.
With Yingluck Shinawatra as Prime Minister, this will be the beginning of the end, and the start of a new beginning of women entering the political realm. Many in Thailand are proud to have elected a female leader and see it as a move in the right direction and an indication of equality.
Already, the wider region has seen a string of dynastic female leaders: behind almost every successful woman lies a powerful man. "This is the magic formula for Asia," says Bangkok-based political analyst Chris Baker. "You take the political capital from a male who has come before; you take the sheer novelty of a woman in a male-biased political culture. You add 'good, feminine caring virtues and so on - and it seems to be a powerful combination.
On August 3rd, Yingluck Shinawatra was officially elected as Prime Minister of Thailand it was the country's first general election since 2007. The 47 million voters pray to end years of unrest between two political factions that peaked last year with deadly protests.
With Yingluck Shinawatra as Prime Minister, this will be the beginning of the end, and the start of a new beginning of women entering the political realm. Many in Thailand are proud to have elected a female leader and see it as a move in the right direction and an indication of equality.
Already, the wider region has seen a string of dynastic female leaders: behind almost every successful woman lies a powerful man. "This is the magic formula for Asia," says Bangkok-based political analyst Chris Baker. "You take the political capital from a male who has come before; you take the sheer novelty of a woman in a male-biased political culture. You add 'good, feminine caring virtues and so on - and it seems to be a powerful combination.
Compiled by Belinda Williams, staff writer
The President of the newly independent Republic of South Sudan, Salva
Kiir Mayardit, has announced the first cabinet for the new nation. Kiir on
Friday issued three presidential decrees one relieving all the caretaker
ministers, the other one appointing the new national ministers and the
third one appointing the deputy ministers. Most of the old faces have
made it back to the cabinet.
Among the ministers that have not come back included the Pagan Amum Akech, former minister of Peace and CPA Implementation and Ann Itto, former minister of Agriculture and Forestry. The two are SPLM Secretary General and Deputy, respectively. He also tried to represent equally all the different regions to avoid accusations of tribalism and nepotism.
In a related development, the South Sudan's national assembly has unanimously elected Fatma Nyawang Biliu as deputy speaker of the house, an additional deputy position allotted to women by the transitional constitution. Nyawang, the newly elected second deputy speaker, was a former minister in Unity state and was elected to the South Sudan's parliament in 2010. She was also popularly known as the first SPLM women representative during the formation of the movement in Ethiopia in 1983.
Among the ministers that have not come back included the Pagan Amum Akech, former minister of Peace and CPA Implementation and Ann Itto, former minister of Agriculture and Forestry. The two are SPLM Secretary General and Deputy, respectively. He also tried to represent equally all the different regions to avoid accusations of tribalism and nepotism.
In a related development, the South Sudan's national assembly has unanimously elected Fatma Nyawang Biliu as deputy speaker of the house, an additional deputy position allotted to women by the transitional constitution. Nyawang, the newly elected second deputy speaker, was a former minister in Unity state and was elected to the South Sudan's parliament in 2010. She was also popularly known as the first SPLM women representative during the formation of the movement in Ethiopia in 1983.