April 9, 2013
Women in Pakistani Politics
Al Jazeera's Kamal Hyder, reporting from Islamabad, discusses women in Pakistani politics.
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World News
April 8, 2013
Where voters would ‘rattle ancestors’ for entrusting leadership to women, Kenya
Traditional belief and practice that women should not hold positions of power was the ultimate hurdle for female aspirants in the General Election last month.
April 8, 2013
Margaret Thatcher, Who Remade Britain, Dies at 87
Margaret Thatcher, the “Iron Lady” of British politics, who pulled her country back from 35 years of left-wing government, led it to victory in the Falklands war and helped guide the United States and the Soviet Union through the cold war’s difficult last years, died on Monday.
April 8, 2013
Are female politicians good for women?, USA
As they vie for the highest jobs, it's the uncomfortable question that can't be ignored.
April 8, 2013
Islamic Extremists Alarm Secular Women in Tunisia
Tensions are rising between secular Tunisian women and political Islam. "There is no room for the opposition and women to participate in building the country we want," says one critic.
April 8, 2013
Margaret Thatcher, Britain's first female PM, dead at 87
London (CNN) -- Former British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, a towering figure in postwar British and world politics and the only woman to become British prime minister, has died at the age of 87.
April 8, 2013
Politics, elections and the "reality" of women's rights in Kuwait
Political authoritarianism has been constant feature in the Arab political systems, and despite the ongoing “Arab Spring,” there is a continuing tendency to prevent women from freely participating in political processes
April 5, 2013
High tide for women ministers, Australia
When she announced her new ministry last Monday, Julia Gillard made history. For the first time, women make up one-third of the Australian government.
April 5, 2013
Women still outnumbered where it counts, Australia
That much-publicised milestone of political gender equality in the US? 20 per cent. Yes. Being outnumbered four to one is a milestone for women in the US Senate.