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Empowering the Women of Timor-Leste: Peacebuilding in practice

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October 1, 2014

Empowering the Women of Timor-Leste: Peacebuilding in practice

Since the UN Security Council passed resolution 1325 on women, peace and security there has been a worldwide call for women and girls to be protected from gender based violence, and their voices to b

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Since the UN Security Council passed resolution 1325 on women, peace and security there has been a worldwide call for women and girls to be protected from gender based violence, and their voices to b

Cricketer Dinesh Karthik is a HeForShe

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October 1, 2014

Cricketer Dinesh Karthik is a HeForShe

Dinesh Karthik is one of India's finest cricketers and a sports icon. At 29, he is also a champion for women and girls' empowerment.

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Dinesh Karthik is one of India's finest cricketers and a sports icon. At 29, he is also a champion for women and girls' empowerment.

Yuko Obuchi
October 1, 2014
Japan's Obuchi - Political 'princess' could be first female PM

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September 12, 2014
Shift the burden; push parties to pitch women, India

Till such time that the 33% representation in legislatures and the Parliament is not made mandatory, they will be happy to make all the right noises on women’s representation and leave it at that. All the canvassing and grass-root work by women’s organisations would have yielded little.

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Japan's Prime Minister
September 11, 2014
Japan's Prime Minister Abe to host women's conference

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Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on Friday was due to host a three-day conference on women in the workforce, as the country grapples with boosting a low female participation rate,AFP reports.

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Shirlyn Macasarte-Villanueva, Board Member, Province of Cotabato
September 11, 2014
A few good women in Philippine Politics

When one turns on the television, reads the newspaper or listens to the news on radio, one cannot help but notice that much of the news is focused on the negative events that are happening to our country.

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Japanese Government
September 6, 2014
Japanese politics includes women

Photos-AP and Reuters

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Empower Malaysia
September 5, 2014
Women stay out. Politics is a boys club

Persatuan Kesedaran Komuniti Selangor (EMPOWER) is gravely concerned with the quality of the debate going on regarding a woman candidate for the Selangor Menteri Besar (MB) post.

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