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Ukrainian's women politicians occupy 8 percent of seats in Parliament (36 seats out of 450). According to Deputy Prime Minister Mykola Tomenko, changing the electoral system in country will lead to a reduction of female parliamentarians.

Only a few days after the New York Times ran Nicholas Kristof’s piece on the courage of one young woman in Sierra Leone who refused to suffer in silence after being raped, President Obama authorized 100 U.S.

Two of South Korea's highest-profile women politicians kicked off a campaign on Thursday to pick the mayor of the capital Seoul, which analysts see as a litmus test of support for parliamentary and presidential elections next year.

Oman says that only a single woman has been elected to the nation’s top advisory council despite a push by female candidates that followed pro-reform unrest in the Arabian peninsula nation.

Winston Tubman, Liberia's main opposition candidate, has withdrawn a demand for a recount of the presidential poll and said he will take part in a runoff. Tubman made his announcement after election authorities declared on Sunday that no candidate had obtained an absolute majority.

Although it is true that men are the main protagonists in Iraq’s political scene, women have carved a special place for themselves as key players to be reckoned with in parliament.

Female candidates must comprise 50 percent of the names on party lists for the October 23 Tunisian elections. But getting their constituents to look them in the eye - much less vote for them - remains a challenge for many women.