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The campaign for Saturday's presidential election in Afghanistan is featuring women in a more prominent role than ever before.

The social media experience which came across as a liberating tool for women, was often equated with a living room where one could voice opinions in public sphere. However, of late, a series of incidents have sounded a note of caution against the euphoria around social media.

Women from five West African countries converged at the Paradise Suites Hotel from 24 to 28th March 2014 to receive training on leadership skills.

PREMIUM TIMES investigations have shown that women are under represented at the ongoing national conference in Abuja.

Mariam Wardak is one of those young Afghans with her feet in two worlds: At 28, she has spent much of her adult life in Afghanistan, but she grew up in the United States after her family fled there.

They called it the Year of the Woman. In 1992, four women were elected to the U.S.

Would increasing women participation in politics improve Philippine governance?

Some lawmakers and women's rights advocates believe it would.

Husbands of the women contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Bihar are going all out to support their wives.Take the case of Sailesh Kumar, husband of Misa Bharti and son-in-law of RJD chief Lalu Prasad.

When it comes to women in the White House, Sarah Palin takes the cake in Americans’ eyes, a new poll found.