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May 2, 2013
What are Female Politicians Doing for Women?, Pakistan

Though female participation helps in terms of making specific policies related to women, MNA Bushra Gohar of Awami National Party thinks serving women is not the only purpose of a woman politician.“We shouldn’t be asking these questions now.

May 1, 2013
Women and elections, India

Along with the 

May 1, 2013
How do voices of 14 million women get heard?, Malaysia

IT’S mind-boggling. After more than 50 years since independence, and 13 general elections the percentage of women candidates being offered to the electorate has never broken through 10 per cent ceiling.

May 1, 2013
Women fail to win votes in Makkah chamber elections, Saudi Arabia

Three Saudi women running as candidates for the Makkah Chamber of Commerce and Industry's (MCCI) board of directors only managed to garner a

May 1, 2013
President praised for naming women to ‘powerful’ posts, Kenya
April 29, 2013
Law Continues to Treat Women as Objects, Indonesia

With no strict provisions on female representation, legislation often overlooks the rights of women, according to expert witnesses at a judicial review of the 2012 Legislative Elect

April 29, 2013
Three women elected MEPs, Malta

It was a red

April 29, 2013
Misconceptions Abound On Gaza's Women, Politics

It has become commonplace when reading about Gaza to come across descriptions of it as an "Islamist enclave" or "Hamas-controlled territory" and so on.

April 29, 2013
Women’s rise in Latin American politics

Latin American culture is usually associated with being a chauvinistic society (known as machismo), particularly when it comes to how male individuals have historically bee