Tradition and religion are no barrier to Somaliland women seeking greater political representation | Democracy, elections and voting at Democracy Chronicles

Bar Seed is the only female member in Somaliland’s 82-person Parliament, but activists hope upcoming national elections may end her isolation. Gender equality advocates in the self-declared nation are currently renewing a push for a quota for women in government that has been over a decade in the making. “The public’s opinion is changing,” says Seed…