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Yuko Obuchi
October 1, 2014
Japan's Obuchi - Political 'princess' could be first female PM

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Diana Hwang
September 30, 2014
Power of Ideas: Diana Hwang, Founder of the Asian-American Women’s Political Initiative

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September 30, 2014
Tunisia’s 2014 Parliamentary Elections: A Human Rights Agenda

Tunisian laws protect women’s equality more than the laws of most other countries of the Arab world.

September 30, 2014
An insight into Malaysia’s Women Parliamentary Caucus

Women’s inclusion in the present cabinet membership is at 6.7%; only two out of 30 ministers are f

September 28, 2014
Nigeria: UNESCO Develops Road Map for Women Participation in Politics

Girls on Film documentary
September 26, 2014
Girls on Film: A documentary series that finally puts women back in the history books

In a perfect world, there would be no need for a media platform highlighting groundbreaking women in history. But if history has taught us anything, it's that female achievements are often forgotten or filtered out.

September 26, 2014
Enhancing Women’s Political Participation, Ghana

Out of 58 women elected to Parliament, only three of them represented constituencies the Northern, Upper East and Upper West Regions and said mo

September 23, 2014
Cairo+20: what progress has been made on women's rights?

Twenty years ago, 179 governments signed a landmark agreement that put women’s rights, empowerment and well-being at the centre of discussions abou

September 22, 2014
FACT SHEET: The Equal Futures Partnership to Expand Women’s Political and Economic Participation, USA

n response to President Obama’s challenge to other heads of state to break down barriers to women’s political and economic participation, former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Valerie Jarrett launched the