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November 15, 2013
Rwanda: Women Leaders Elect New Representatives to Council

The National Women Council (NWC) has elected two new members to its board.

Beatrice Mukasine and Liberatha Kakuze were elected to the council executive for a five-year term during a general assembly on Thursday at Nyandungu in Kigali.

November 15, 2013
Chile's election: A tale of two daughters

Chile holds a presidential election on Sunday and both frontrunners are women - the socialist Michelle Bachelet and her right-wing rival Evelyn Matthei.

November 15, 2013
Women candidates rue lack of party support, Nepal

Women candidates affiliated to major political parties contesting in the upcoming CA election have accused their parties of not being supportive toward them at all.

November 15, 2013
Westminster has enough women, say 40% of men

A poll published today suggests that almost 40 per cent of men in the UK think that there are enough women in Parliament.

November 14, 2013
Cote d’Ivoire MPs Create Women’s Caucus

Cote d’Ivoire has launched the first-ever Women’s Caucus in the National Assembly, a forum aimed at advancing women’s rights and mainstreaming gender throughout all parliamentary work.

November 14, 2013
Women Speakers Put Gender Equality at Heart of Sustainable Development

Women Speakers of Parliament have stressed the need to put gender equality at the heart of new development goals that will replace the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) in 2015.

November 14, 2013
Helen Clark:Speech at the International Conference 'Celebrating the Centenary of Women’s Right to Vote in Norway'

Keynote Speech by Helen Clark on
The Effect of the Global Financial Crisis on Women
At the International Conference
Celebrating the Centenary of Women’s Right to Vote in Norway
Oslo, Norway

November 14, 2013
Are women in politics just more honest than men?

What, I wonder, explains the gender gap in political corruption?

November 14, 2013
Hillary Clinton: ‘Turning point’ for Afghan women

Hillary Clinton, Secretary of State John Kerry and former First Lady Laura Bush on Friday said that as elections near in Afghanistan and U.S. troops continue to draw down, America must remain committed to the country during what they called a critical juncture.