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Women's Leadership

March 7, 2013
India's 10 most powerful female politicians

Politics for long has been a bastion of males and it’s not very easy for any woman to make her presence felt in Indian political arena.

In a country like India, it becomes even more difficult for a female politician as caste, creed and religion play decisive role in Indian politics.

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Report on Women’s Participation in UN Climate Negotiations

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December 14, 2012

Report on Women’s Participation in UN Climate Negotiations

This report analyzes the participation of women in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) between 2008-2012 and provides a wide range of statistics. 

There are figures on women's participation by country, delegation, negotiating bloc, etc. 

This report analyzes the participation of women in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) between 2008-2012 and provides a wide range of statistics. 

There are figures on women's participation by country, delegation, negotiating bloc, etc. 

November 1, 2012
Well-known Pakistani journalist Marvi Sirmed shot at

Unidentified gunmen today attacked prominent rights activist Marvi Sirmed in the Pakistani capital. She escaped unharmed.

Power, Voice and Rights: South Asia Regional Conference on Women’s Political Leadership 2011

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August 2, 2012

Power, Voice and Rights: South Asia Regional Conference on Women’s Political Leadership 2011

The report summarizes the key deliberations and outcomes of the said Conference organized in October 2011 by the Parliament of Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the framework of the “Improving Democracy through Parliamentary Development” (IPD) Project in coope
The report summarizes the key deliberations and outcomes of the said Conference organized in October 2011 by the Parliament of Bangladesh and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the framework of the “Improving Democracy through Parliamentary Development” (IPD) Project in coope
June 11, 2012
Pakistan: death threats against lawyer Asma Jahangir

The Observatory for the Protection of Human Rights Defenders, a joint programme of the International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) and the World Organisation A

Strengthening Women’s Roles in Parliaments

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May 23, 2012

Strengthening Women’s Roles in Parliaments

Governance is the way in which governments and public sector institutions guarantee the rule of law, promote economic growth and provide some measure of social protection to citizens.
Governance is the way in which governments and public sector institutions guarantee the rule of law, promote economic growth and provide some measure of social protection to citizens.