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:The Breakdown: Tesla to Install World’s Largest Lithium-Ion Battery in Australia. Also: Reactions to North Korea.28 Dead and 3 Wounded After Brawl at Mexican PrisonEurope Edition: G-20, Tour de France, Wimbledon: Your Friday BriefingCholera Spreads as War and Poverty Batter YemenLive Briefing: Hundreds Protest in Hamburg as G-20 BeginsA Treaty Is Reached to Ban Nuclear Arms. Now Comes the Hard Part.