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The situation for women during the Taliban regime contrasted sharply with that observed in earlier periods, particularly the era of the Soviet occupation (1979-89).

The Autonomous Region of Bougainville currently has the Pacific’s only parliamentary reserved seats for women system.

This report aims to provide input for the European Commission annual drafting of recommendations to the Member States in socio-economic policies.

European Women’s Lobby publishes feminist overview of women’s rights and gender equality in Europe!

Egypt’s post-revolution constitution does not explicitly prohibit discrimination based on gender or religion. It only recognizes women’s domestic role within a family “founded on religion, morality, and patriotism.” Clerics will have the final word over the new laws.

The objectives of the evaluation synthesis are to:

• Examine experiences in mainstreaming gender equality across multilateral and bilateral donor organizations, and in so doing,

A Joint Gender Review of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) was commissioned by Sida together with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) and Irish Aid. The Review was carried out by two Gender Experts (Team Leader Lesley Abdela) between 1 April 2010 and 7 July 2010.