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May 30, 2012
Australia: Sisters can do it without quotas

16 April 2012 - NOW that International Women's Day has come and gone and the sisterhood has had its annual whinge about how badly women are treated by men, politically, it might be apposite to examine the validity of their claims.

May 30, 2012
Egypt: Internet Radio Powers On After Arab Spring

14 April 2012 - When an Egyptian court fined former president Hosni Mubarak and two aides a total of 90 million dollars for cutting mobile and Internet services during protests that led to his ouster, it indicated the value placed on communication services in this Arab country.

May 30, 2012
Malaysia: The new generation of feminists

15 April 2012 - KUALA LUMPUR, April 15 — A tweet a few weeks back remarked on how rallies and activism in Malaysia were always about the same issues, and the same faces.

May 30, 2012
Uganda: Why Museveni falls for women

15 April 2012 - After two years of searching for the right person to become Inspector General of Government, President Museveni last week revealed that he had found a ‘game warden who would not be a poacher’.

May 30, 2012
Hong Kong: Leung Seeks to Ban Births by Mainland Women

Hong Kong Chief Executive-Elect Leung Chun-ying plans to bar mainland Chinese women from giving birth in the city next year after an influx of mothers-to-be strained resources and stoked public discontent.

May 30, 2012
Women need party support in PNG

 

May 30, 2012
Serbia: In Belgrade, a new hand at the helm of the government

16 April 2012 - When Serbian President Boris Tadic resigned on April 5th, Parliament Speaker Slavica Djukic-Dejanovic took the reins as acting president.

May 30, 2012
Tanzania: Women Urged to Give Views On New Constitution

16 April 2012 - Dodoma — WOMEN have been urged to unite and speak with one voice so that their agenda and wishes are incorporated in the new constitution.

May 30, 2012
Africa: Some African Constitutions Give Voice to Grass Roots, Disenfranchised

16 April 2012 - Constitutional reforms in many African countries aim to provide more social and political inclusion. In some cases, that means giving greater powers to lower levels of government. They’re getting a greater say in how national funds are allocated and spent.