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Women’s Rights – 2004

In a theme that runs throughout the whole of Liberia’s reconstruction, women’s groups demanded more involvement in the process and political sphere. Only 4 of the 75 members of the National Transitional Legislative Assembly (NTLA) and 3 of the 21 cabinet members in the transitional government were women. This disparity prompted women’s groups to demand that the National Electoral Commission (NEC) require all political parties to field at least 30% female candidates in the 2005 elections.¹

A National Women’s Conference was held from May 10-14 and was supported by the UNDP, UNMIL, USAID, and the Liberian government. 250 participants from women’s organizations attended the conference. The conference set a national agenda for the full participation of women in the reconstruction process.²

1. “Liberia; Women Demand Greater Participation in Politics,” Africa News, September 20, 2004.
2. “Liberia; Nat’l Women Confab Begins Friday,” Africa News, May 6, 2004.