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October 16, 2013
Women can't break poll glass ceiling in India

Five months ago, chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan's passing reference to 50% quota for women triggered a raging storm in political circles and the tremors were felt in the saffron camp. Rival Congress also panicked at the possible repercussions.

October 16, 2013
Barillari: ‘Elect Her’ initiative supports need for women in politics on SU campus

Her: A simple pronoun and basic linguistic tool in the everyday English vernacular.

October 16, 2013
Incumbency Test Looms Larger for Female Governors, USA

The four female incumbents in the field of about 30 governors seeking reelection in November 2014 are doing something considered incumbent upon any female executive who wants her job back: playing up their accomplishments.

October 15, 2013
11 Things You Don’t Know About The Senate Sisterhood, USA

I have a story in this week’s magazine about the 20 Senate women and their growing—and positive—influence on the Upper Chamber.

October 15, 2013
Women Are the Only Adults Left in Washington

With the federal government at shutdown's door, the 20 female Senate members are setting new standards for civility and bipartisanship. Look out, old boys' club.

October 15, 2013
Men Got Us Into The Shutdown, Women Got Us Out , USA

Senators John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Mark Pryor (D-Ark.) said on Wednesday afternoon that their female colleagues can take most of the credit for driving the compromise that is expected to temporarily reopen the U.S. government and raise the debt ceiling before Thursday's deadline.

October 15, 2013
UN Women Executive Director meets with President of Dominican Republic to advance women’s empowerment and gender equality
October 15, 2013
Afghan women on the front line

One evening, in a conversation with a group of impressive Afghan women activists in Kabul, the first participant started the conversation by making a simple but profound statement. She said, “Stop looking at us as victims, and look at us as the leaders that we are.” She was right.

October 14, 2013
Mitchell: ‘We need more women in politics’ USA

Beating breast cancer as a mom of young children made Florida Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz reshape her priorities as a politician and leader of the Democratic Party, she told NBC’s Andrea Mitchell, also a breast cancer survivor, on Tuesday.