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Monday, March 17, 2014
Pacific countries still low for gender equality in politics
More work needs to be done post-elections in the Pacific to ensure Pacific countries do not remain at the bottom globally for gender equality in politics.   The Fiji Women's Forum says more work needs to be done in the Pacific to boost the...
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Tuesday, March 11, 2014
People "less apathetic" to women leaders, Indonesia
Attitudes toward female leadership have changed ahead of the 2014 legislative election, as people have begun to be less apathetic toward them, activists working across Indonesia have said. Sutriyatmi of the Indonesian Womens’ Coalition (KPI) said on...
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Tuesday, February 25, 2014
Palau senators inspired by Australian women politicians
Two senators from Palau say the women in politics they met during a recent visit to Australia have inspired them to be better politicians. Jerilin Senior and Rukebai Inabo spent time in the Australian capital, Canberra, and visiting the...
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Friday, February 07, 2014
Presidential Elections in Afghanistan
This will be the third presidential election since the fall of the Taliban. It should pave the way for the country's first-ever peaceful democratic transfer of power, seeing as the constitution bars the incumbent, Hamid Karzai, from standing again....
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Monday, February 03, 2014
Pacific women gather in Fiji to boost representation in politics
A group of Pacific women politicians and leaders have met in Fiji to find ways to boost the number of Pacific women in elected positions. The Pacific has the lowest number of women in government in the world at just 4-point-7 percent. Twenty women...
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Friday, November 15, 2013
Percentage of women in Parliament better than a decade ago: Low Yen Ling
The percentage of women in Singapore's Parliament is better compared to a decade ago and it is more important to anchor political representation on meritocracy rather than impose gender quotas, Parliamentary Secretary for Ministry of Social and...
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Tuesday, November 12, 2013
Political awakening of Pakistani women
Do not be misled by the depiction of Pakistani women in popular media. While the thought of Pakistani women may conjure a stereotypical oppressed and burqa-clad image, times are changing fast. The reality is that women in Pakistan are striving to...
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Monday, October 28, 2013
Report / White Paper
Papua New Guinea - Country gender assessment for the period 2011-2012
Papua New Guinea (PNG) became independent in 1976 as a constitutional parliamentary democracy. The country has four regions (Highlands, Islands, Momase and Southern) and 21 provinces including the autonomous region of Bougainville and two new...
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Friday, October 11, 2013
Interviews
Preneet Kaur, Indian External Affairs Minister
"I wish women politicians are accepted in their own right" India had a woman Prime Minister long before the West elected one, but there have been very few women Cabinet ministers to date. Preneet Kaur of the erstwhile royal family of Patiala has...
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Monday, June 24, 2013
Political parties need women leaders, Pakistan
IN the midst of the excitement of the formation of Pakistan’s new government, and all the self-congratulations about the transition from one democratic government to another, a different story captured some headlines recently. This was the news...
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Tuesday, June 04, 2013
Pakistan: Harassment of female voters, aid workers shadow historic Pakistan election
Pakistan just held a historic election, but civil society is protesting over thousands of women barred from the polls by Islamic radicals and the fresh killings of aid workers in the world’s most dangerous place for humanitarians.     The May 11...
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Women leaders in China
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Multimedia
Project in China training women leaders
UN in Action looks at a pilot project, supported by the United Nations Democracy Fund (UNDEF), to increase the number of women leaders was launched in the remote village of Qing Xi. Training is conducted in leadership, management and decision-making...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Pakistan: Women MPs slam Imran for opposing quota
Women parliamentarians from both sides of the aisle criticised Pakistan Tehrik-i-Insaaf chairman Imran Khan on Monday over his remarks against reserved seats for women and challenged him to compare his educational credentials with theirs. Speaking...
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Pakistan: Call for ensuring women’s right to vote in elections
In order to discuss the role and responsibilities of the government, political parties, media, lawyers and civil society in ensuring women’s right to vote in coming general elections, Aurat Foundation organised a focussed group discussion Wednesday...
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Friday, November 23, 2012
Papua New Guinea: PNG women MPs defer support for reserved seats
Papua New Guinea’s three women MPs have ruled out supporting legislation for reserved seats for women. And a prominent supporter of the legislation says the debate over women’s seats may have served its purpose. Megan Whelan has more. Last year,...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Political Party Recruitment System for Women
IKAT US Component 1 lead by Partnership for Governance Reform in Indonesia (Kemitraan) and in partnership with the NDI for International Affairs along with regional partners: Indonesian Women's Coalition (KPI), Persatuan Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER)...
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Pakistan: Politics in Ghotki: Female politicians? Not on our watch, say sardars
Despite the presence of a large number of political families, not a single female member of these powerhouses has ever been part of the national or provincial assemblies. The legacy of women leaders from Sindh is formidable, most notably because of...
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Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Pakistan: World unites for education on Malala Day
Different ceremonies were held to honour the bravery of the child peace activist, glorifying her stance against extremism and for women’s education. A 17-year-old schoolboy presented a petition in support of Malala Yousafzai to the Pakistan High...
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