Door Opens for Women to Run for Office. But Will They Be Allowed In? Sri Lanka has introduced a 25 percent quota for female candidates in local elections, but many have faced abuse, and obstructionism within their own parties. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:In Rare Move, North Korea Releases South Korean It DetainedU.S. Airstrike Kills Afghan Forces Amid Battle With TalibanEx-Hong Kong Leader Heightens Pressure on Journalists’ GroupA Dream Crushed on a Mountain Road: The Cyclists and the ISIS MilitantsSyria’s Women Prisoners, Drawn by an Artist Who Was OneGerman Couple Sexually Abused Boy and Sold Him to Pedophiles Online