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Politics, Not Women's Cup of Tea?

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Politics, Not Women's Cup of Tea?

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They are just mere subjects for soft news like family, lifestyle and culture. Also, there are fewer women as politicians or as the ones on higher/senior public positions and this has made women follow news lesser than their male counterparts.

We invite you to read the full article published July 8, 2013 by Silicon India

They are just mere subjects for soft news like family, lifestyle and culture. Also, there are fewer women as politicians or as the ones on higher/senior public positions and this has made women follow news lesser than their male counterparts.

We invite you to read the full article published July 8, 2013 by Silicon India

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Minority women can flex their political muscle, but will they? USA

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Minority women can flex their political muscle, but will they? USA

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Conservatives refuse to give up their fight to pass legislation that affects women’s health, bodies, and civil rights, and after an election year when women of color turned out in force for Democrats, electing more of them to state offices.

Conservatives refuse to give up their fight to pass legislation that affects women’s health, bodies, and civil rights, and after an election year when women of color turned out in force for Democrats, electing more of them to state offices.

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Opinion: Are female leaders too cheerful for their own good? USA

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Opinion: Are female leaders too cheerful for their own good? USA

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(CNN) -- Early in Dara's career, she was told by a coach that "honey attracts more bees than vinegar," so she took pains to rein in her natural candor and soften her opinions. But when she started her present job as vice president at a national retailer, her boss told her she was too nice. "Where's the balance?" Dara muses. "Do they want me to be harder or softer? With men or with women? With my superiors or my subordinates? It's tricky to figure out."

(CNN) -- Early in Dara's career, she was told by a coach that "honey attracts more bees than vinegar," so she took pains to rein in her natural candor and soften her opinions. But when she started her present job as vice president at a national retailer, her boss told her she was too nice. "Where's the balance?" Dara muses. "Do they want me to be harder or softer? With men or with women? With my superiors or my subordinates? It's tricky to figure out."

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Awareness campaign for journalists on Haitian women’s quota

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Awareness campaign for journalists on Haitian women’s quota

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A useful workshop aimed at generating an understanding in the media of Haiti’s women’s quota was held on 13 June in Port au Prince.

The workshop was arranged jointly by International IDEA and the Haitian committee charged with the implementation of the 30% quota for women that was incorporated into the Amended 1987 Constitution (Article 17.1).

A useful workshop aimed at generating an understanding in the media of Haiti’s women’s quota was held on 13 June in Port au Prince.

The workshop was arranged jointly by International IDEA and the Haitian committee charged with the implementation of the 30% quota for women that was incorporated into the Amended 1987 Constitution (Article 17.1).

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Zimbabweans say yes to new Constitution strong on gender equality and women's rights

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Zimbabweans say yes to new Constitution strong on gender equality and women's rights

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“As a woman of Zimbabwe, I personally wanted a Constitution that is fit for me,” said Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development and Member of Parliament, Jessie Majome, who participated in Zimbabwe’s Constitution-making process as part of the Select Committee of Parliament that facilitated the process.

“As a woman of Zimbabwe, I personally wanted a Constitution that is fit for me,” said Zimbabwe’s Deputy Minister of Women Affairs, Gender and Community Development and Member of Parliament, Jessie Majome, who participated in Zimbabwe’s Constitution-making process as part of the Select Committee of Parliament that facilitated the process.