by LOVA RABARY-RAKOTONDRAVONY
ANTANANARIVO, Jul 29 , 2010 (IPS) – Brigitte Rasamoelina and Yvette Sylla are women with two different approaches to politics in Madagascar. One formed a political party, while the other decided to legalise her organisation as an association. But both women are considering running in Madagascar’s November elections.
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“There are very few women in decision-making bodies” in the Indian Ocean’s big island, said Sylla. “Men are not ready to share power,” adds Rasamoelina.
In Madagascar, the political world is still dominated by men. Of the 32 cabinet members, only five are women. The transition’s High Authority, the advisory body set up following Andry Rajoelina’s takeover in March 2009, has only three women out of 41 members. Of the 22 regions in the country, none is headed by a woman, while out of more than 1,560 municipalities, only 67 are led by women mayors.
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