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Farhan Akhtar is a HeForShe

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July 6, 2014

Farhan Akhtar is a HeForShe

Indian actor and director of numerous films and founder of Men Against Rape & Discrimination (MARD), Farhan Akhtar was touched by the struggle to end violence against women when a woman he work

Indian actor and director of numerous films and founder of Men Against Rape & Discrimination (MARD), Farhan Akhtar was touched by the struggle to end violence against women when a woman he work

July 5, 2014
The achievements for women in the Arab world

Tunisian civil society activist Ahlem Hachicha and University of Tunis El Manar professor Fatima Radhouani talk to Marwan Bishara about the achievements for women in the Arab world.

July 4, 2014
More than quotas are needed for women in politics

While Lebanon suffers from a paucity of female politicians, establishing a quota is not the only way to bolster women’s participation in the political sphere, say members of UNDP’s Lebanese Electoral Assistance Program.

July 3, 2014
Female Lawmaker Describes Harassment in Parliament

A lawmaker in the Japan Restoration Party was jeered during a meeting at parliament and told by a male lawmaker she “should give birth to a baby.”

Inspiring women leaders star in PNG documentaries

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July 3, 2014

Inspiring women leaders star in PNG documentaries

"Pawa Meri" a new documentary series on inspiring PNG women gets launched this week in Goroka and Port Moresby  

"Pawa Meri" a new documentary series on inspiring PNG women gets launched this week in Goroka and Port Moresby  

July 3, 2014
UN Women Unveils Beijing+20 Campaign In New York City

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July 2, 2014
Rwanda: Kagame - Women Empowerment More Than Just the Number of Women in Leadership

President Paul Kagame has said that women's 64 per cent representation in Rwanda's Lower House should not be seen as an end in itself with regard to women empowerment in the country.

The incredibly poor gender diversity of elected state officials in the U.S., in 7 maps and charts

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July 2, 2014

The incredibly poor gender diversity of elected state officials in the U.S., in 7 maps and charts

South Carolina’s Senate is the nation’s least gender-diverse legislative chamber, with just 2 percent representation, according to data from theCenter for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics.

South Carolina’s Senate is the nation’s least gender-diverse legislative chamber, with just 2 percent representation, according to data from theCenter for American Women and Politics at Rutgers University’s Eagleton Institute of Politics.