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Yulia Tymoshenko ex Prime Minister of Ukraine
February 5, 2015
Study: Women in Ukrainian parliament give more speeches, propose more laws than men

Female members of parliament -- a distinct minority -- are more active about introducing legislation than their male counterparts, according to the civil network OPORA.

March 4, 2014
How Europe’s Five Female Defense Ministers Could Impact the Ukraine Conflict

With the new appointment of Roberta Pinotti as Italy’s defense minister, Europe now has five female defense ministers in charge of executing defense strategy.

February 21, 2014
Profile: Yulia Tymoshenko

A heroine of Ukraine's Orange Revolution, Yulia Tymoshenko has been released after spending three years in jail, in one of several dramatic events to have swept the country she once served as prime minister.