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Thousands of women are refusing to work on farms in north-west Cameroon's Wum district after a spate of rapes and assaults blamed on cattle herders.

It has been established that without mandatory Affirmative Action, expected changes that can lead to an increase in women's representation in national politics will not occur.

A top human rights group in Bangladesh has praised a bride who disowned her husband within minutes of their wedding because he demanded a dowry.

Faced with the prospect of fielding more women candidates in next year's BMC elections due to the state decision to reserve 50% seats in local bodies for females, political parties are looking beyond the usual options like wives and daughters of male politicians.

As the remaining US troops in Iraq prepare to return home, how has life changed for women in the country they are leaving behind?

Women’s rights groups in Pakistan have welcomed the passing of a bill which will punish those who force women into marriages or deny them inheritance.

Aliaa Magda Elmahdy has become an online sensation after posting naked pictures of herself on a blog to denounce the oppressive nature of the Egyptian society, and the taboo surrounding femininity and women's bodies.

The women of Libya are at a stage between hopes for more rights and fears about the possibility of civil war. After the overthrow of the regime of Col. Muammar el-Qaddafi, women are voicing their hopes for bigger roles in politics and society.

Morocco's Nov. 25 parliamentary elections are expected to decide if the country's new constitutional provisions for women can go beyond paper gains.