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East Asia and the Pacific

January 9, 2014
More women in Bangladesh rising above past perceived roles

The two most powerful women in Bangladesh — Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and opposition leader, Bangladesh National Party chairperson Khaleda Zia — have made international headlines this month as elections in the troubled nation resulted in violence.

January 3, 2014
Before Malala there was Asma Jahangir

She’s just 16, yet known worldwide — as the ultra-famous are — by a single name. She is Malala.

December 30, 2013
Nepal women’s talk radio works to mediate conflict within communities

iraha, NEPAL, SOUTHERN ASIA: Sanju Kumari Das is a petite, soft-spoken woman, but don’t let that fool you. Hailing from Siraha, a volatile district in Nepal’s eastern Terai, this formidable 26 year-old commands the attention of political giants, helps end nationwide strikes,

December 30, 2013
Women in South Asia: Looking back at 2013, and ahead to 2014

Swarna Rajagopalan takes a look at the events that shaped women's rights and gender issues in South Asia in the last year, and what changes and developments we might see in the new year.

December 26, 2013
Number of women in politics back in focus, Cambodia

Finding out why women’s voices are not being listened to is imperative to increasing the proportion of female political representation in Cambodia, a meeting heard yesterday.

December 26, 2013
Madhya Pradesh to focus on low women voter turnout areas, India

Although a good turnout of female voters has been recorded in the recent Assembly elections, the Election Commission of India wants to identify areas where the women turnout has been low and reasons for it. 

December 24, 2013
Baluchi Sunni woman elected mayor is first for Iran

Samiyeh Balochzehi, 26, who was elected mayor by the Kalat city council, is an engineer and has a master’s degree in natural resources management from the Islamic Azad University Science and Research Branch in Tehran.

November 25, 2013
Meet India’s Gulabi Gang – Female Activists for Change

While you may witness injustice on a daily basis, when was the last time you decided to interfere and help change a stranger’s situation?

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