Women in the News Newsletter | August 14, 2014 - August 27, 2014

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NDI Launches New Tools for Civil Society and Democracy >>
Asia

Cambodia

Push to Transform Bright Female Students Into Future Government Leaders >>

China

Hong Kong's "Iron Lady" Takes Up Democracy Fight with Beijing >>

India

Sonia's Clarion Call on Women's Bill >>

India

Women's Power on the Ground: This Far by Quota >>

India

Women Voters' Share Surges in Haryana from 2009 >>

Indonesia

Perludem, Women's Organizations File for Judicial Review of MD3 Law >>

Malaysia

Toward Breaking the Glass Ceiling (Opinion) >>

Regional

Women Hurt by Lack of Say in South Asia's Environment Policy >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Romania

Basescu Ally to Run for Romanian Presidency >>

Central and West Africa

Gambia

GAMCOTRAP Engages Journalists on Women's Participation in Politics, Leadership >>

Nigeria

Bauchi Women Move to Participate in Politics >>

Nigeria

Group Wants PDP to Support Women Guber Candidates >>

Nigeria

Omorogbe: We Want to Invest More in Edo Women (Interview) >>

Nigeria

Reasons Women Are Not Participating in Politics >>

Sierra Leone

9th Annual Rajiv Bendre "Women in Public Life Lecture" >>

Sudan

Why Have Women Been Excluded From Peace-Building in Sudan? >>

Eurasia

Turkey

Kurdish Women and the Peace Process in Turkey (Interview) >>

Turkey

How Erdogan Won the Women's Vote (Analysis) >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Regional

CELAC Convenes Summit on Gender Equality >>

Brazil

Brazil's Socialists Name Marina Silva as Presidential Challenger to Rousseff >>

Mexico

As Men Emigrate, Indigenous Women Gain Political Opportunities and Obligations in Mexico >>

Trinidad & Tobago

Leading From the Battlefield >>

Middle East and North Africa

Egypt

Why Women are the Answer to Egypt's "Faltering Renaissance" >>

Jordan

Jordanian Initiative Seeks Political Participation of Women with Disabilities >>

Southern and East Africa

Somalia

CED Trains 100 Members of Women Organizations >>

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Women Supported Zanu-PF Out of Fear: Report >>

Regional

SADC Urged to Comply with Gender Parity Targets in Politics >>

Regional

Women Empowerment Key for Africa to Develop >>

Global

Global

"The New Girls' Club": Girls' Summit Wants Women's Issues on the G20 Agenda (Blog) >>

Global

UN Women's Phumzile Mlabo-Ngcuka on Women's Empowerment (Interview) >>

USA

Women's Equality Day celebrations nationwide educate and motivate (Blog) >>

USA

Miller Seeks to Become Nation's First Female President >>

Australia

Chief Minister Katy Gallagher Pushes for More Women in ACT Politics >>

European Union

Juncker Tells EU Leaders to Pick More Female Commission Candidates >>

Malta

Government to Promote Entrepreneurship by Women >>

UK

Labour Appoints Seema Malhotra to Tackle Violence Against Women >>

UK

Should There be All-Women Shortlists? (Opinion) >>

UK

Why It's So Dispiriting to be a Female Voter (Blog) >>

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