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April 1, 2014
Twitter Trolls in India: Sexist abuse as a tool to muzzle women

The social media experience which came across as a liberating tool for women, was often equated with a living room where one could voice opinions in public sphere. However, of late, a series of incidents have sounded a note of caution against the euphoria around social media.

April 1, 2014
GAMBIA: GAMCOTRAP & Co. Train Women On Leadership

Women from five West African countries converged at the Paradise Suites Hotel from 24 to 28th March 2014 to receive training on leadership skills.

April 1, 2014
Nigerian Women Under-Represented At National Conference, but Fighting to Be Heard

PREMIUM TIMES investigations have shown that women are under represented at the ongoing national conference in Abuja.

March 31, 2014
Afghan Women See Hope in the Ballot Box

Mariam Wardak is one of those young Afghans with her feet in two worlds: At 28, she has spent much of her adult life in Afghanistan, but she grew up in the United States after her family fled there.

March 31, 2014
Senator Patty Murray on women in power

They called it the Year of the Woman. In 1992, four women were elected to the U.S.

March 30, 2014
More women participation in governance in the Philippines?

Would increasing women participation in politics improve Philippine governance?

Some lawmakers and women's rights advocates believe it would.

March 30, 2014
Husbands of women candidates in Bihar stand by their wives

Husbands of the women contesting the Lok Sabha elections from Bihar are going all out to support their wives.Take the case of Sailesh Kumar, husband of Misa Bharti and son-in-law of RJD chief Lalu Prasad.

March 30, 2014
If not Hillary Clinton, then Sarah Palin for 2016, poll shows

When it comes to women in the White House, Sarah Palin takes the cake in Americans’ eyes, a new poll found.

March 30, 2014
Progress too slow: PM laments pace at which women advance in politics in Jamaica

Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says not enough progress has been made to increase the number of women involved in parliamentary decision-making since adult suffrage in 1944, arguing that the pace at which they are being integrated leaves much to be desired.