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Arab States: Quota, what quota? How parliaments lack female touch in Arab region

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Arab States: Quota, what quota? How parliaments lack female touch in Arab region

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05 Mar 2012 - Across the Middle East, countries are witnessing parliamentary changes under newly-installed governments which have been credited as a result of the Arab Spring. 


It means issues such as setting quotas for women in parliament have stepped into the limelight under a post-revolutionary glow, in the hope that new governments can take advantage of pro-democracy reform.

For the full news story, see Al Arabiya News.

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05 Mar 2012 - Across the Middle East, countries are witnessing parliamentary changes under newly-installed governments which have been credited as a result of the Arab Spring. 


It means issues such as setting quotas for women in parliament have stepped into the limelight under a post-revolutionary glow, in the hope that new governments can take advantage of pro-democracy reform.

For the full news story, see Al Arabiya News.

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