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Women in the Czech Republic face many gender-related frustrations — unequal hiring procedures, lower wages and sexist attitudes at home and on the job.

The eldest daughter of assassinated Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto was appointed to a high-profile post in the political party her mother once led.

In an effort to get the Women’s Reservation Bill passed in Parliament, top leaders of the Congress, the RJD and Samajwadi Party are negotiating a possible compromise formula — scaling down the quantum of reservation from the proposed 33% to 20-25% without any provision for an OBC sub-quota.

Leadership does not always involve being in the spotlight, and He Wāhine Pūmanawa is a wonderful opportunity to honour some of our less well-known Māori women leaders, Women’s Affairs Minister Steve Chadwick said today.

By acting together across party lines, the women of Tanzania may gain more influence in politics. This was the general conclusion of a seminar held in Finland and attended by a cross-party delegation of women from Tanzania, aiming to learn from Finnish experiences.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other high-ranking women government ministers on Thursday called for breaking the silence over sexual violence against women and girls in armed conflict.

Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt - African women leaders on Sunday vowed to press for the deployment of more female peace-keepers to protect women in conflict and called on the African Union (AU) to appoint more female peace envoys.

Since the country returned to democratic rule in 1992, efforts have been made towards this direction and it is yielding good results.

After the 2001 elections, there were 6 women directly elected to the 300-member Parliament. The number of seats reserved for women had been increased to 45 from 30 seats that had been reserved in the previous Parliament.