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April 28, 2014

Hearts and Minds, India

Women of India Speak brings to the centre stage the “lived experiences” of women and girls in India. It ensures that the voices of those who remain socially, economically and geographically marginalized are meaningfully reflected in the emerging Post-2015 development discourse and agenda.
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Women of India Speak brings to the centre stage the “lived experiences” of women and girls in India. It ensures that the voices of those who remain socially, economically and geographically marginalized are meaningfully reflected in the emerging Post-2015 development discourse and agenda.

April 28, 2014
Politics still a man’s game, India

Women’s issues may be high on the agenda for political parties vying for votes in India’s mammoth general election, but few female lawmakers will get an opportunity to implement the policies being proposed.

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April 28, 2014
Stage Set for the Great Electoral Women's Day, India

With 59 winners of the total 556 contestants, women candidates seem to have had a dream run in the 2009 Lok Sabha elections. May 16 will tell if their success story repeats this time too.

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April 28, 2014
More women in Tamil Nadu turned out to vote than men, India

Women not only outnumber men on electoral rolls in the state, they also outscored them in casting votes. The Election Commission on Saturday said 2.03 crore women — 73.86% of the total women voters — cast their votes in the Lok Sabha elections held on Thursday.

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Interview with Mary Nabard Ayeen, Afghanistan

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April 25, 2014

Interview with Mary Nabard Ayeen, Afghanistan

Mary Nabard Ayeen is a journalist. She is the Deputy Director of Bhakhtar News Agency, the official state news agency of Afghanistan, and Managing Editor of the weekly publication Seerat. She is an active member of the Women's Political Participation Committee.

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Mary Nabard Ayeen is a journalist. She is the Deputy Director of Bhakhtar News Agency, the official state news agency of Afghanistan, and Managing Editor of the weekly publication Seerat. She is an active member of the Women's Political Participation Committee.

April 22, 2014
Is India on the cusp of a gender revolution?

In late March, Raveela Gangula rallied a dozen women to stop a drunken man from savagely beating his wife in Muthangi, a village in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. Although they restrained him and called the police, he was released that evening without charges.

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April 22, 2014
Khamenei, Rouhani clash on women’s role in society

On the occasion of Women’s Day in Iran, Iran’s president and supreme leader presented contrasting roles in society for women.

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April 22, 2014
Senior UN official calls for women to remain engaged in Afghan political life

With the results still being counted from Afghanistan's recent presidential election, the top United Nations official in the country today urged efforts t

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