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September 9, 2013
Cambodia sees fewer female lawmakers in upcoming parliament

Twenty-five out of the 123 lawmakers elected during the July 28 national election are female, the official election results have shown. Sunday.

August 21, 2013
Swazi Chiefs Shut Women Out of Parliament, Swaziland

Archaic and chauvinistic practices are being used to prevent Swazi women from taking part in the upcoming primary elections, despite the country having a constitution that guarantees their rights, says political analyst Dr. Sikelela Dlamini.

August 20, 2013
A Political Star Rises in Britain, Helped by Twitter

Stella Creasy is young, female and very blonde, which would describe any number of aides around Parliament. But there aren’t a whole lot of anecdotes about this British politician being mistaken for a secretary or an intern.

August 20, 2013
Women’s group in Papua New Guinea still fighting for better representation

A women’s group in Papua New Guinea says having three women in Parliament is a victory, but there is an ongoing struggle to have allocated seats.

August 20, 2013
Quotas for women in parliament could 'effect real change', UK

Quotas should be introduced to increase the numbers of women in parliament and public life to address the "dire" gender balance in Westminster, authors have told the Edinburgh international book festival.

August 12, 2013
Parliament should move women's reservation bill in ongoing session, demand women bodies, India

The women's reservation bill which has been pending for over 17 years should be taken up for discussion in the ongoing monsoon session of the Parliament and be passed before the next general election, demanded women's groups across India on Tuesday.

July 28, 2013
Safa first woman to win two consecutive times, Kuwait

Manama: Safa Al Hashem has made history in Kuwait by becoming the first woman lawmaker to win seats in two consecutive parliamentary elections.

July 11, 2013
Parliament’s gender balance: Is a gender quota system the best way to get more women into Parliament? New Zealand

What is it about the “woman question” that drives so many pundits and politicians to despair in New Zealand? To call the all-women shortlist a “man ban” shows how clearly many of them see politics as being all about them, men.

March 11, 2013
President calls for more women in politics, Ireland

President Michael D Higgins said last night that the low level of women in the political world was of serious concern.