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IMF video: Women in Charge

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June 18, 2013

IMF video: Women in Charge

Underrepresentation of women in leadership positions and top-paying jobs persists. But a study in rural India suggests that exposure to female leaders can dramatically improve people’s attitudes toward girls and women.

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Underrepresentation of women in leadership positions and top-paying jobs persists. But a study in rural India suggests that exposure to female leaders can dramatically improve people’s attitudes toward girls and women.

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A transformative stand-alone goal on achieving gender equality, women's rights and women's empowerment: Imperatives and Key Components

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June 1, 2013

A transformative stand-alone goal on achieving gender equality, women's rights and women's empowerment: Imperatives and Key Components

As the leading organization with a global mandate to promote gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
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As the leading organization with a global mandate to promote gender equality, women’s rights and women’s empowerment, the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women)
May 31, 2013
Gang-rape call, flyers, among latest cheap attacks on Ambiga by illiterate illicit sex mentality bastards, Malaysia

After Perkasa's threat to attack the Chinese and the prime minister's lambasting of Bersih chairperson Ambiga Sreenevasan as someone who "threatened Islam", pro-UMNO supporters opposed to the July 9 rally have stepped up their campaign, this time with yet another vile tirade against Ambiga.

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Gender and Local Governance

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May 30, 2013

Gender and Local Governance

SNV, Netherlands Development organisation,  produced a manual on gender and local governance - an overview of the literature and websites on gender and governance processes, underlining strategies and best practices.

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SNV, Netherlands Development organisation,  produced a manual on gender and local governance - an overview of the literature and websites on gender and governance processes, underlining strategies and best practices.

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April 24, 2013
Obscene pamphlets target DAP’s woman candidate, Malaysia

As the contest between MCA and DAP for the Kulai parliamentary seat heats up, members of the public have been receiving pamphlets depicting a woman MP deserting her constituents to nurse her baby.

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Women and Political Leadership

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April 16, 2013

Women and Political Leadership

For centuries, women’s political wings were clipped as the public sphere was deemed appropriate only for men. The occasional queen or woman warrior did emerge, but this was the exception. The rule was that men were to rule.

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For centuries, women’s political wings were clipped as the public sphere was deemed appropriate only for men. The occasional queen or woman warrior did emerge, but this was the exception. The rule was that men were to rule.

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