Women's Leadership

Presentation Tunisian Women: Political role, Gains and Challenges

August 19, 2014

Presentation Tunisian Women: Political role, Gains and Challenges

Prepared and presented by Basma Soudani Belhadj (President and founder of League of Tunisian Women Voters LET) and Najla Abbes (board member and co-founder of LET): An overview of women's political participation after the 2011 revolution in Tunisia.

August 18, 2014

Brazil’s presidential election now features two frontrunners with amazing stories

AP Photo/Andre Penner, Felipe Dana

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August 17, 2014

As Men Emigrate, Indigenous Women Gain Political Opportunities and Obligations in Mexico

Photo-Santiago Navarro F.

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August 16, 2014

Forget quotas for women Members of Parliament – time to limit the number of men

Rebecca Naden/PA Wire

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August 16, 2014

Hong Kong’s ‘Iron Lady’ takes up democracy fight with Beijing

She is often called the “Iron Lady” of Hong Kong. Anson Chan earned respect serving as Hong Kong’s second-highest official when the British were in charge. And when the colony was handed back to China in 1997, Beijing enlisted Chan to help with that transition.

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August 12, 2014

Pacific women politicians hailed for overcoming adversity

Across the Pacific less than 5 per cent of parliamentarians are women.

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