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Wednesday, October 09, 2013
What keeps women from running for top elected offices?
With Janet Yellen slated to become the next chair of the Federal Reserve, the nation is abuzz with the implications of her historic nomination. But while Yellen is the 28th woman Obama has chosen for an executive role, the percentage of women...
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Tuesday, October 08, 2013
Women's inclusion in peace process critical for successful transition in Afghanistan
UN Women Deputy Executive Director John Hendra speaks at an International Conference on Women, Peace and Security at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Kabul, on 5 October 2013 "Afghanistan is at the latest of many critical junctures. A successful...
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Wednesday, September 18, 2013
Women prevented from voting during NA-25 DI Khan by-elections, Pakistan
Women voters were prevented from participating in the by-elections taking place in the Union Council Kari Shamuzi NA-25 earlier today, Express News reported. The reason behind this is not yet known. There are 308 polling stations where voting will...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Women at Work: The Village Head, India
There have been quite a few woman sarpanches — elected heads villages — in India. But, arguably there have been few like Chhavi Rajawat, the current sarpanch of Soda village in Rajasthan, who left a corporate job to help her ancestral village...
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Tuesday, September 17, 2013
Women Protesters in Turkey Brave Sexual Harassment
On Sept. 11, a story broke about a female student taken into custody at one of the most prestigious universities of Turkey, Middle East Technical University (METU). Ezgi Ozen and her friends were protesting a government road project that may destroy...
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Monday, September 16, 2013
Women's panel calls for better awareness of rights, India
Change in the mind set of people, especially among the minorities, is necessary to address various issues related to the backwardness of women on various fronts, National Commission for Women chairperson Mamta Sharma said. Inaugurating the first of...
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Wednesday, September 04, 2013
Women’s representation in Pakistan: Reduction in local govt seats decried
The National Commission on the Status of Women (NCSW) and civil society members expressed concern over the reduced number of women’s seats in local government bills enacted in Punjab and Sindh in a meeting held on Tuesday. The participants who...
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Monday, September 02, 2013
Women Congress to be revamped across India
The Congress party is revamping its frontal organisation, Women Congress, in a bid to empower grassroots level women party workers politically, socially and economically. All India Women Congress (AIWC) has been directed to form self-help groups of...
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Saturday, August 31, 2013
Women Encouraged To Contest National Elections, Ghana
A former PDP Women Leader, Dr Kema Chikwe, on Friday in Abuja advised women to work hard to secure positions in the party as the special convention gets underway. She explained that the purpose for the special convention was to elect new National...
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Saturday, August 24, 2013
Women lawmakers advocate women empowerment, Bangladesh
To eliminate gender discrimination, the political parties should ensure 33% of the positions allotted to women in their party hierarchical structure by 2015, and include this in their election manifesto ahead of the 2014 general elections. The call...
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Tuesday, August 20, 2013
Women’s group in Papua New Guinea still fighting for better representation
A women’s group in Papua New Guinea says having three women in Parliament is a victory, but there is an ongoing struggle to have allocated seats. Susan Setae, the Executive Officer of Papua Hahine Social Action Forum, says the awareness work the...
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Monday, August 19, 2013
Women Taking Lead Roles in Re-Constructing Somalia
While al-Shabaab loses ground and progress and development spread throughout Somalia, women are seeking a larger role in re-constructing the country. They are helping rebuild Somalia in many fields, such as education, health, politics and even...
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
With defiant fury Cristina Fernandez launched the campaign for October election
In an extremely aggressive speech in the aftermath of primaries defeat, Argentine president Cristina Fernandez blasted the media for misinterpreting electoral results, charged against the Mayor of Tigre Sergio Massa who was the big winner on Sunday...
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Thursday, August 15, 2013
Women Rally: Nigerian Women Optimistic Of Increased Representation In Governance
A cross section of Nigerian women on Thursday in Abuja expressed optimism that the government would ensure increased women representation in  governance. They spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) at the women rally on Peace and National...
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Friday, August 09, 2013
Women in Politics: Senator Christine Milne, Leader of the Australian Greens
In the fourth of our series on Women in Politics, we speak to Leader of the Greens, Senator Christine Milne. Christine Milne, Senator for Tasmania and Leader of the Australian Greens, is one of Australia’s most experienced and respected...
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Monday, June 24, 2013
Women starting in politics get tough warnings, USA
The guest instructor in a Philadelphia University classroom got right to the point: You can do what you're thinking of doing, and you can make a difference. Just be prepared for the brutality. "It is a dirty business, there is no doubt,"...
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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
WOMEN GAIN THE CONFIDENCE, SKILLS AND NETWORK TO WIN ELECTIONS IN LEBANON
The number of Lebanese women elected to municipal offices more than doubled this year, increasing from the 201 elected in 2004 to 530 who were successful in this year’s polls. The increase was particularly noteworthy because it came without the help...
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