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July 3, 2014
Women Human Rights Defenders Targeted In Smear Campaigns
July 2, 2014
Where are women winning? In state legislatures (USA)

Fewer than one in five members of Congress in the US is a woman -- and that's actually a record high.

May 14, 2014
Malian lawyer builds peace and hope

The stories of gang-rape, forced marriage and fathers being forced to rape their own daughters at gunpoint keep her awake at night. Saran Keïta Diakité has listened to countless women recount the atrocities that the people of her war-torn country (Mali

March 6, 2014
Empowering change and actions

On the occasion of the 2014 International Women’s Day, International IDEA joins the rest of the world in awareness raising and celebrating women with the theme Empowering change and action.

July 11, 2013
Women parlamentarians urge medias to focus on politics, not their dresses

Women parliamentarians expressed concern over increasing media criticism of their dress sense and lifestyle, saying it undermined their efforts and achievements and dampened their spirits.