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May 30, 2012
Egypt: Women Demand a Say in Constitution

22 Mar 2012 - As the deadline approaches this week to name the members of a committee tasked with writing Egypt's first post-revolutionary constitution, women look likely to be sidelined, a bad omen for the full protection of their rights in the post-Mubarak era.

May 30, 2012
Yemen: Unprecedented national women’s conference

22 Mar 2012 - The National Women’s Conference was opened by Prime Minister Mohammed Salem Basindawa last Monday in Sana’a.

The two day conference was held by the Ministry of Human Rights in collaboration with the National Women’s Committee.

May 30, 2012
Afghanistan: Teaching Women to Fish: Fighting for Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

 

22 Mar 2012 - Roshan Sirran is one of the leading voices for Afghan women’s rights. She has 40 years of experience advocating for women’s rights as a teacher, municipal worker, education director, writer, leader of a local organization and member of the National Assembly.

May 30, 2012
Bangladesh: Women's empowerment in Bangladesh

 

 

May 30, 2012
Bhutan: Ready, able and willing …

26 Mar 2012- Women Representatives: Despite cultural and stereotype challenges faced, women representatives say they are performing as well as their male counterparts in leading their communities, and that they see a crucial need for more women representation in leadership positions.

May 30, 2012
Nigeria: PDP and the challenge of women leaders

26 Mar 2012 - Questions have been raised in several fora, which seem hitherto elusive. Why are Nigerian women playing a second fiddle in politics?

May 30, 2012
India: Thanks to reservation, more women are joining politics: Prema

27 Mar 2012 - MYSORE: The practice of female foeticide not only exists in Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi, but also in north Karnataka and in foreign countries, according to Prema Cariappa, chairperson ofCentral Social Welfare Board.

May 30, 2012
Cameroon: Campaigns in Cameroon Encourage More Women to Run in 2012 Elections

 

May 30, 2012
Nigeria: Scott Advances Women Issues

26 March 2012 - Former Chief Justice Cllr.