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Asia

Burma

NGO Calls for Laws to Protect Women and Children >>

Burma

Aung San Suu Kyi's Opposition Party Youth Ready to Rise in Ranks >>

India

Lack of Toilets Keeps Women Out of Politics >>

India

Women Activists Protest Outside Parliament Against Tapas Pal >>

Indonesia

Political Citizenship and Options for Women (Opinion) >>

Japan

Female Lawmaker Describes Harassment in Parliament (Blog) >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Kosovo

Bringing Hope to Women's Empowerment in the Balkans >>

Montenegro

Women Human Rights Defenders Targeted in Smear Campaigns >>

Slovenia

Slovenia PM Halts Privatizations Before Election >>

Central and West Africa

Regional

Refugees Vulnerable to Gender Violence >>

Liberia

Gender Ministry Presents Domestic Violence Bill to President >>

Nigeria

FG Reiterates Commitment to Women Empowerment >>

Nigeria

Female Politician Declares Interest in Orlu Senatorial Seat >>

Sierra Leone

50/50 Group Hails Women of Excellence >>

Eurasia

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan to Join OSCE Gender Equality Review Conference >>

Lithuania

Grybauskaite Discussed With the Youth the Reasons Behind

Corruption >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Brazil

Latest Brazil Polls: Dilma Support Inches Higher (Blog) >>

Chile

New Poll Places Bachelet Two Points Higher at 58 Percent Approval >>

Chile

Chile's Bachelet Introduces $27 bn Infrastructure Program >>

Jamaica

Simpson Miller Wants Greater Participation by Private Sector in

CARICOM >>

Middle East and North Africa

Regional

The Achievements for Women in the Arab World (Interview) >>

Algeria

Algeria Appoints Four Female Army Generals >>

Iraq

Iraq: The Women Left Behind >>

Lebanon

More Than Quotas are Needed for Women in Politics >>

Syria

Syria's Female Refugees Facing Poverty, Harassment and Isolation >>

Southern and East Africa

Burundi

Burundian Women Want a Greater Say in Running of Country >>

Kenya

Maendeleo Polls Held Peacefully >>

Malawi

Kabwila Elected Chair Women Caucus: Malawi Parliament Adjourns >>

Namibia

Namibia's 'Zebra' Politics Could Make it Stand Out From the Global

Herd >>

Rwanda

Women Should Be Active Agents of Peace >>

Rwanda

Women Empowerment More Than Just the Number of Women in Leadership >>

Somalia

Somali Ministry of Women Launches Training on Gender-Based

Violence >>

Tanzania

Women Urged to Compete in Polls >>

Global

Global

Conflict and Women's Rights (Interview) >>

US

Where are Women Winning? In State Legislatures. (Blog) >>

Australia

Women Miss Out in NSW Parliament >>

EU

Juncker Seeks More Women for New EU Commission >>

EU

Parliament Figured Out: The Facts on New MEPs >>

UK

Harriet Harman Savages Gordon Brown Over Sexism and Inequality >>

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