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May 16, 2016
Ghana started a process to establish a Women´s Situation Room

The process to establish a Women’s Situation Room has started in Ghana.

May 13, 2016
The state of Sinaloa, in Mexico, is a referent to achieve gender equality in politics

Lorena Cruz Sanchez, president of the Mexican National Women's Institute (INMUJERES), said that the state of Sinaloa is a pion

May 11, 2016
Work-life Balance for Mexican Women Politicians

"It is true that the way of life that we have make the time we share with our family shorter, frequently causing long absences that make negotiations with them more difficult, but I would say this is the experience of thousands of women who leave eve

March 30, 2016
Global efforts for the incorporation of the gender perspective to drug policies

The UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs adopted in Vienna, Austria, a resolution on the necessi

February 19, 2016
Rwanda Enacts Friendly Law for New Mothers

Rwanda, leader on women’s political empowerment, have recently passed a new law giving rights to new mothers.

February 19, 2016
The National Assembly of Mauritius Discusses the Creation of a Gender Caucus

The Speaker of the National Assembly of Mauritius, Ms.

February 9, 2016
Women and Politics in Turkey

CaféBabel, the collaborative online magazine created by young Europeans in 2001, published an article on the relationship between women and politics in Turkey.

February 2, 2016
26th African Union Summit focused on gender equality

African leaders have celebrated the 26th African Union Summit from 21 to 31 January, in Addis Ababa.

February 1, 2016
The Congress of the State of Oaxaca approves the reform of the state law on women's access to a life without violence

The Congress of the State of Oaxaca approved last 28 January reforming the state law on women's access to a life without violence.