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December 15, 2014
What can we do to improve female representation in politics?

It’s no secret that women are vastly underrepresented at 

December 12, 2014
International conference on women's political participation in Africa

Interview with Malala Yousafzai

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December 12, 2014

Interview with Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai's Message to Women

Alicia Menendez and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai discuss why women need to get involved in politics and why politics should invest in women.

Malala Yousafzai's Message to Women

Alicia Menendez and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai discuss why women need to get involved in politics and why politics should invest in women.

December 12, 2014
Book launch: Political ‘barriers to entry’ for women highlighted

South Asian writers avoid writing on gender issues, but Dr Anita Weiss rightly explained the politic

December 12, 2014
Politically Correct Means Not Ignoring Women

Calling something “politically correct” is usually a way of dismissing it. When a woman calls out sexism, for example, an exasperating response is to call her a “p.c.

December 12, 2014
A Rare Duel in Japan Vote as Abe Seeks to Keep Female Lawmakers

Megumi Kaneko stood on a podium in front of a poster of herself and dissolved into tears as she urged the mostly-male audience to pick her in this weekend’s Japanese e

December 12, 2014
Nigeria: Women Decry Political Party Primaries, Seek Deputy Governorship

December 12, 2014
Parliament has record number of women, Ukraine

Ukraine’s new parliament has the highest number of female lawmakers in history. There are 50 of them, or 12 percent of the 421 lawmakers.

December 12, 2014
Saudi Women Hope For Greater Rights In 2015

Saudi Arabian women’s headline-grabbing 2011 driving pro