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They transformed British society in little more than a generation – campaigning on everything from equal rights to abortion and apartheid.

Wales has benefited from the ground-breaking 50:50 ratio of men and women at the Assembly, improving women's representation in the political and economic life of the country. However, there is still "a long way to go" towards achieving full equality.

The number of women in the Scottish Parliament has dipped from 50 to 43 following last week’s election. The Lib Dems still have just 2 women, while the Greens have none, as their group was reduced from seven to two.

Senior women from politics, trade unions and education meet to highlight Train to Gain pilot designed to help women obtain Level 3 qualifications.
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Moves to help Muslim women exert more influence in their communities are to be announced in the latest bid to curb violent extremism.

Despite a dearth of female candidates in London in this Ontario election (20 of 22 in the four ridings are men), women run nearly half of London's major campaigns, doing the unglamorous work that can spell victory.

Leaders of Britain's two million Muslims unveiled a new set of guidelines Thursday that aim to root out extremism, promote a culture of "civic responsibility" and foster women's rights in the country's mosques, Islamic centers and Muslim schools.

David Cameron has defended his pledge to give a third of ministerial jobs in a Conservative government to women.