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Have a passion and belief, don’t over promise and obsess about the small stuff - advice for women considering politics
The two recent articles highlight the link between women's unequal access to resources and unequal access to power.
Women leaders in Nigeria and Sierra Leone will be supported by the African Women Leaders Project (AWLP) that was officially launched on February 15, 2007 by the Club of Madrid.
Women in Sierra Leone fight to gain more posts during the upcoming general elections in July, 2007. Women activists and leaders claim that their gender is the biggest obstacle for getting elected as there are deep rooted stereotypes and discrimination against women in the country.
Women's role in peace building and conflict resolution was acknowledged by the U.N. Security Council on the International Women's Day.
Some of the detained Iranian human rights activists were released on the International Women's Day. However, three women activists are still remaining in jail as reported by the Middle East Times.
Women in Tanzania organized themselves into a feminist institution that will provide advocacy and research related to the women's fundamental rights and anti-poverty measures.