April 26, 2013
Why Both the Dems and the GOP Now Think Voters Prefer Female Candidates, USA
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April 26, 2013
Political participation in Tunisia
Since early 2011, Maryam Ben Salem and Giorgia Depaoli from the Center of Arab Woman for Training and Research (CAWTAR) have been documenting how young women are engaging in Tunisia’s po
April 26, 2013
Zimbabweans say yes to new Constitution strong on gender equality and women’s rights
April 26, 2013
As Italy Picks a President, Some Say It’s Time to Choose a Woman
Italian lawmakers begin voting on Thursday for a successor to President Giorgio Napolitano amid growing debate about electing a woman for the first time in this male-dominated society, and eve
April 25, 2013
Female MPs told to act, South Africa
Women leaders in Parliament have called on female MPs to influence decisions on the adoption of tough policy measures to curb gender-based violence.
April 25, 2013
Yemen women divided over rights fight
Before Yemen's unification and the bloody civil war that followed, women in the southern port city of Aden say they were educated professionals with rights not experienced by those in the conservative north.
April 25, 2013
Nigeria: Jonathan Promises Women More Than 35 Per Cent of Political Position
President Goodluck Jonathan has promised to give Nigerian women more than the 35 per cent affirmative action they agitated for, consid
April 25, 2013
A party of, by, for women in Banglore, India
The failure of existing political parties to fulfill their promise of 33% quota for women in state legislatures and parliament has forced a group of city’s women to face the issue head on by floating a party for wo
April 24, 2013
Obscene pamphlets target DAP’s woman candidate, Malaysia
As the contest between MCA and DAP for the Kulai parliamentary seat heats up, members of the public have been receiving pamphlets depicting a woman MP deserting her constituents to nurse her baby.