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Advancing Women's Leadership in Central and Eastern Europe and Eurasia >>
Asia

Afghanistan

Protests & Politics: What's Next For Afghan Women? (Video) >>

Bougainville

Former teacher Josephine Getsi first woman to win open seat in island's parliament >>

India

Meet the Indian media baroness who is now among the world's most powerful women (Profile) >>

Indonesia

Jokowi's all-female KPK committee a 'sensationalist' move >>

Pakistan

Rural Pakistan women 'lacked knowledge' of polling process >>

Pakistan

The name game: Women candidates choose to stay unnamed >>

Pakistan

Women barred from voting in parts of Pakistan >>

Sri Lanka

Campaign For Equitable Representation Of Women In Parliament (Opinion) >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Croatia

Could Croatia's Foreign Minister Vesna Pusic take over from Ban Ki-moon as new UN secretary-general? (Profile) >>

Serbia

Protocol signed for greater involvement of women in business >>

Slovakia

Gender pay gap remains a problem >>

Central and West Africa

Gambia

PDOIS Women Call for Women's Wing >>

Ghana

PNC gets women executives in Nadowli Constituency >>

Ghana

Women in power and decision-making towards Agenda 2030 (Opinion) >>

Nigeria

Good Education Will Enhance Women's Performance in Politics - Khadija Bukar Ibrahim (Interview) >>

Nigeria

Group Decries Low Number of Women Elected Into Legislature >>

Eurasia

Turkey

Turkish women speak with 'single voice' >>

Turkey

Why Turkey’s Election Is High Stakes for Women >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Regional

Exporting Feminism (Opinion) >>

Jamaica

Lisa Hangs Tough - Two-Term MP Vows To Fight On As Calls Increase For Her To Be Sacked (Profile) >>

Peru

Peru, UN Women sign on to increase women's participation in politics >>

Trinidad and Tobago

NGOs seek more women candidates in elections >>

Middle East and North Africa

Israel

Orthodox Israeli newspaper airbrushes out female politicians from front page photograph >>

Lebanon

The Politics of Gendered Violence in Lebanon (Opinion) >>

Morocco

Fighting Violence against Women in Morocco is a Duty (Opinion) >>

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi women set up first female Emirati leadership group >>

Yemen

In wartime, gender norms in conservative Yemen disrupted >>

Southern and East Africa

Ethiopia

Ethiopian women must be empowered politically (Opinion) >>

Kenya

47 Women Representatives Vie for Parliamentary Seats in 2017-Pukose >>

Kenya

Cord Wants Constitutional Gender Bill Withdrawn >>

Mauritius

A Woman President for All Citizens (Profile) >>

Somalia

Invoking Possibilities For Political Participation of Somali Women (Opinion) >>

South Africa

Mlambo-Ngcuka slams slow gender reform >>

Tanzania

Women Urged to Take Up Political Leadership >>

Zimbabwe

'Women Still Shy Away From Politics' >>

Global

USA

Women are stepping up in most major 2016 Senate races (Blog) >>

Global

The World's Most Powerful Women >>

Global

What kinds of women become leaders, and how can we support them? (Blog) >>

Global

Women's activists cross from North to South Korea, say divide can be bridged >>

Canada

Braid: Swearing-in a banner day for women in politics (Opinion) >>

Spain

4 Immigrant Ecuadorean Women Elected in Spain Local Vote >>

UK

Meet the new Conservative women MPs - just don't call them 'Cameron's cuties' >>

UK

Why We Need Even More Women MPs (Opinion) >>

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