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September 17, 2013
Senate veterans decry cabinet's lack of women, Australia

Liberal senator Sue Boyce has criticised as ''shocking and embarrassing'' the appointment of only one woman to the new federal cabinet. Only foreign affairs spokeswoman Julie Bishop made it into the 19-member cabinet announced by prime minister-elect T

September 16, 2013
Gender equality and Turkey’s 2023 goals

2023 will mark the 100th anniversary of the Turkish Republic. The symbolism of this date has led to 2023 being set as the “deadline” for many financial, political, and social targets. However, any growth needs to be social for it to be sustainable.

September 16, 2013
Fulfil agenda to promote women’s rights, Ghana

The Women’s Manifesto Coalition (WMC) has called on the government and gender rights organisations to take stock of what it described as “the unfulfilled agenda of promoting women’s rights.”

September 16, 2013
Women's panel calls for better awareness of rights, India

Change in the mind set of people, especially among the minorities, is necessary to address various issues related to the backwardness of women on various fronts, National Commission for Women chairperson Mamta Sharma said.

September 16, 2013
Politial trailblazer for women in politics Susan Farmer dies at 71, USA

Susan Farmer, who broke the glass ceiling in Rhode Island politics by becoming the first woman to be elected secretary of state — and the first female Rhode Islander ever to hold statewide general office — and then went on to run and manage the state’s public television station for 17 years,

September 16, 2013
Why is there only one woman in Tony Abbott's cabinet? Australia

Women in politics are treated differently. To be a good politician, you have to be capable of getting on with the job in the face of criticism.

September 15, 2013
The hurdles faced by Bachelet to achieve her promise of reforming Chilean education

One of them is the privatized education system, the subject of regular student protests, which former president (2006/2010) and currently running for another four years next November, Michelle Bachelet has pledged to reform.

September 15, 2013
Cameroon: Female Candidates, Media in Election Campaign Synergy

They rounded off a series of training workshops in Yaounde on September 14.

September 15, 2013
Calling All Lady Leaders: Women in Politics Panel at Harold Washington Library Center, USA

Politician and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton once said, “Women are the largest untapped reservoir of talent in the world.”