Women in the News Newsletter | January 29, 2015 - February 4, 2015

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Local Mayors Foster Reconciliation in Cote d'Ivoire >>
Asia

Afghanistan

Afghan Parliament Rejects Half of Cabinet Nominees >>

Afghanistan

Afghan Women Protest at Absence of Female Ministers in New Cabinet >>

Burma

Suu Kyi Renews Push for Six-Party Talk >>

Burma

Political Parties Pilot Gender Quotas >>

Fiji

Luveni-Bercow Meet On Roles >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Deputy PM Backs Establishment of Single Anti-Corruption Authority >>

Central and West Africa

Regional

Africa: Will 2015 Be a Year of Transformation for African Women? (Analysis)>>

Ghana

5 Women to Contest 98 Males in D/A Elections in Ayensuano >>

Ghana

Gender Centre Trains Prospective Assembly Women >>

Nigeria

Nigeria: Female President'll Fix Nigeria's Problems - Anenih >>

Nigeria

Nigeria: No Gender Equality Without Constitutional Backing - Philips (Interview) >>

Nigeria

An Amazon in Nigeria's Political Jungle (Interview) >>

Eurasia

Turkey

Is Erdogan's Daughter Running for Office? >>

Turkey

Turkey:Turkish Women Have No Representation in High Judiciary Anymore: Opposition Party >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Chile

Chile's President Bachelet Proposes End to Total Abortion Ban >>

Trinidad and Tobago

Kamla Persad-Bissessar Fires Six Ministers Amid Cabinet Scandal >>

Uruguay

Loophole in Uruguay's Gender Quota Provokes Feminist Backlash >>

Middle East and North Africa

Regional

Arab High-Level Conference On Justice, Equality for Women in Arab World Kicks Off >>

Algeria

UN Coordinator for Gender Equality Hails Algerian Experience in Women's Promotion >>

Egypt

Women Hold Rally in Cairo to Demand Investigation into Protestor Deaths >>

Morocco

Morocco Committed to Ensuring Gender Parity: Minister >>

Oman

Oman Elections: Citizens Call for Female Quota in Majlis Al Shura for Parity >>

Southern and East Africa

Regional

African Women Can Transform the Continent, Says AfDB Special Gender Envoy >>

Regional

AU big meet opened with talk of female empowerment >>

Djibouti

Djibouti, UNDP Sign Agreement to Empower Women in Politics >>

Kenya

Kenya: Politics Is Not a Dirty Game, the Players Are Dirty - Elachi (Interview) >>

Malawi

Malawi Leadership Working Tirelessly Against Early Marriages - First Lady >>

Zambia

Mwanakatwe Appointment a Step Forward for Women >>

Global

USA

Republican Takeover of Senate Pushes Women Out of Powerful Committee Posts >>

USA

Are Men What's Wrong With Politics? >>

USA

Our Pathetic Record on Women in Politics (Opinion) >>

EU

Democracy Without Women? Spanish Women Angry about Greek Cabinet >>

UK

Election 2015: Harriet Harman Revives the Battle Bus But This Time the Target is Female Voters >>

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