Pakistan

Women's wings of political parties are contributing less to the present election campaign than they did to previous ones. The discouragement of women's wing leaders, owing to the parties' practice of awarding tickets to 'Begumats' (elite class women), has been cited as the primary cause of their decreased participation.
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Beloved by many and forcefully hated by others (some because of her politics and some because of her gender), Benazir Bhutto proved that women can be tough enough to handle security and national defense, and do whatever is necessary to lead, according to Laura Liswood's op-ed piece in the Huffington Post.
Read Laura Liswood's op-ed piece in the Huffington Post (January 1, 2008).

A 35-member delegation of Women's Action Forum (WAF) Sunday held a reference in memoriam of Benazir Bhutto. The WAF members paid rich tributes to Benazir Bhutto and expressed deep grief over her assassination.
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Fifty-one-year-old Mirza, a medical graduate, is likely to win the contest for the post as the PPP, Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, Awami National Party (ANP) and Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam have a majority in the National Assembly.
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Picture the moment. It is Dec. 2, 1988. A beautiful woman, 35 years old, walks into the presidential palace in Islamabad, Pakistan’s capital, flanked by liveried and turbaned honor guards.

The eldest daughter of assassinated Pakistani leader Benazir Bhutto was appointed to a high-profile post in the political party her mother once led.
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Speakers at first national conference of South Asian Women in Media (SAWM) called for promoting gender equality by portraying women and men in a non-stereotypical, humane and balanced manner. They said South Asia is passing through a crucial period where journalists face many challenges and risks while performing their duties and women journalists along with their male counterparts are susceptible to danger in the absence of safety measures.

Women councilors on Wednesday announced that they would hold a protest in front of the Parliament House on March 8, the World Women Day, to demand increase in their seats in local, provincial and national assemblies.
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To mainstream gender dimension into all stages of the budget cycle, a pre-budget seminar on ‘Gender Responsive Budgeting (GRB)’ was organised at the Planning Commission auditorium. Organised by Gender Development Section, Finance Division, under the National Gender Reform Action Plan (GRAP), the seminar was attended by government officials, representatives of development sector, civil society members and mediapersons.
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