Myanmar: Women poorly represented in Myanmar polls

Less than 4 per cent of the 3,071 candidates contesting Myanmar's general election this weekend are female, the Myanmar Times reported Friday.Myanmar's best-known female politician, opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, has been excluded from the polls. She is serving an 18-month house detention sentence that is due to expire on November 13, when she may or may not be released.
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