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June 28, 2012
Mongolia: Can New Electoral Law Help Women Enter Parliament?

Supported by recent revisions to Mongolia’s election law, a record number of women are on the ballot in parliamentary elections on June 28. They are seeking seats in what has traditionally been a male-dominated body.

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Mona Lena Krook

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Mona Lena Krook is Assistant Professor of Political Science and Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at Washington University in St. Louis. She is a Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study and a Fellow in the Women and Public Policy Program at the John F.

May 30, 2012
BJP Pledges 20% Job Quota for Women

BJP committed itself to 20 per cent reservation for women in government jobs as well as 50 per cent reservation to them in civic and panchayat polls.

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May 30, 2012
Gender Quotas Win the Day in Lesotho

Quotas can be viewed as a temporary "jump start" mechanism to increase women's representation in the Southern African Development Community(SADC).
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May 30, 2012
Algeria: Algerian Women Optimistic on Eve of Presidential Elections

Having battled for over twenty years against the Family Code, Algerian women now face a new challenge. Unlike their elders, whose aim was to get the Family Code amended, young Algerian women today are campaigning for greater political representation and equality of access to top jobs.

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May 30, 2012
Do Arab women need electoral quotas?

Women are at a crossroads in the Middle East and North Africa.

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May 30, 2012
Europe: Little Money to Promote Gender Equality in Eastern Europe

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May 30, 2012
India: Thanks to reservation, more women are joining politics: Prema

27 Mar 2012 - MYSORE: The practice of female foeticide not only exists in Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi, but also in north Karnataka and in foreign countries, according to Prema Cariappa, chairperson ofCentral Social Welfare Board.

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Experiences in Implementing Parity Laws to Improve Women's Political Representation

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January 13, 2012

Experiences in Implementing Parity Laws to Improve Women's Political Representation

The adoption of the parity law in Senegal is an important step on the way to increased political participation and equal political representation of women.  Senegal’s women were rightfully proud of this landmark achievement, but other countries’ experiences with parity laws show that there i

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The adoption of the parity law in Senegal is an important step on the way to increased political participation and equal political representation of women.  Senegal’s women were rightfully proud of this landmark achievement, but other countries’ experiences with parity laws show that there i

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