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December 15, 2014
Vietnam urges more women to enter politics

Vietnam's National Assembly chairwoman Tong Thi Phong said promoting gender equality in the political area will create more opportunities for women, Vietnam News Agency (VN

December 15, 2014
There is social resistance to women entering politics, says Banuo Jamir, India

The first woman Chief Secretary of Nagaland, Banuo Z.

December 15, 2014
The day Australian women got to vote

One hundred and eleven years ago today, December 16, 1903, was the day Australians elected their second Federal Parliament and the first day all non-indigenous women of voting age in Victor

December 15, 2014
61% voting, women outnumber men, India

Women voters on Sunday outnumbered men in the fourth phase of the assembly elections in Jharkhand.

Interview with Malala Yousafzai

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December 12, 2014

Interview with Malala Yousafzai

Malala Yousafzai's Message to Women

Alicia Menendez and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai discuss why women need to get involved in politics and why politics should invest in women.

Malala Yousafzai's Message to Women

Alicia Menendez and Nobel Peace Prize winner Malala Yousafzai discuss why women need to get involved in politics and why politics should invest in women.

December 12, 2014
Book launch: Political ‘barriers to entry’ for women highlighted

South Asian writers avoid writing on gender issues, but Dr Anita Weiss rightly explained the politic

December 12, 2014
A Rare Duel in Japan Vote as Abe Seeks to Keep Female Lawmakers

Megumi Kaneko stood on a podium in front of a poster of herself and dissolved into tears as she urged the mostly-male audience to pick her in this weekend’s Japanese e

Najiba Ahmadi
December 6, 2014
Najiba Ahmadi: The quiet revolutionary working to end violence against Afghan women

Najiba Ahmadi is quiet and unassuming – mild-mannered even. She is far from your typical revolutionary. Last week, Ms Ahmadi was among the suited government officials gathered in Britain to discuss Afghanistan’s future.

Shukria Barakzai
November 19, 2014
Voices of strong Afghan women must not be extinguished

Geneva, 17 November 2014