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Leaders of NDI Observation Mission Call for Nigeria Elections to Be Held as Planned>>
Asia

Bangladesh

Bangladesh Wins WIP Award for Reducing Gender Gaps  >>

India

Re-look at Customary Laws for Gender Equality  >>

India

Why Politicos Love to Hate Women (Blog)  >>

India

Women Face More Challenges in Politics - BJP Spokesperson  >>

Malaysia

Female Politicians: Are They Really Walking the Talk or Just Catwalking (Opinion)  >>

Malaysia

Gender Perspective Needs to Be Mainstreamed, Says WAO Chief (Interview)  >>

Papua New Guinea

UN Is Preparing Women to Contest Upcoming Elections in Bougainville  >>

Vietnam

Vietnam Women Need to Participate More in Politics  >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Kosovo

Kosovo President Says Rape Victims Still Stigmatized  >>

Central and West Africa

Regional

What the African Development Bank's First Woman President Would Do if Elected  >>

Ghana

30 Women Honoured for Contributions for National Dev  >>

Ghana

NPP Primaries: Directive to Protect Women Candidates Not Illegal - Otiko  >>

Nigeria

Nigeria Elections: Women Urged to Vote, Just Over Half Are Registered  >>

Eurasia

Georgia

Quota Calls for Women in Georgian Politics  >>

Georgia

Tamar Beruchashvili: Georgia, on its Path Towards Democratic Development, Attaches Particular Importance to Women's Political Participation  >>

Lithuania

Lithuanian President Dalia Grybauskaite Hailed as 'Person of the Year' in Ukraine  >>

Turkey

One Woman's Journey from Prisoner to Mayor (Interview)  >>

Turkey

Turkey's Women's Party Demands Equal Representation  >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Jamaica

Prime Minister Vows to Protect Nation's Children  >>

Panama

Panama Congresswoman's Anti-Sexual Harassment Bill Faces Ridicule  >>

Peru

Peru Prime Minister: Government's Goal is to Reduce Poverty Gap to 6% by 2016  >>

Middle East and North Africa

Regional

Women and the Arab Spring: A Dream Turned Nightmare (Opinion)  >>

Lebanon

Parliamentary Presence Sticking Point for Lebanese Women  >>

Libya

Women Face Setbacks in New Libya  >>

West Bank and Gaza

Palestine's First Female Mayor Recounts Her Struggle (Interview)  >>

West Bank and Gaza

Palestinian Female Judges Gavel Down Taboos (Interview)  >>

Southern and East Africa

Namibia

Getrude Kandanga-Hilukilwa - Namibia's First Female Heroine (Profile)  >>

Zambia

With Zambia's First Female VP, Hope for Gender Equality Grows  >>

Global

USA

As Formal Race Nears, Gender Gap Buoys Hillary Clinton  >>

USA

Hillary's Ready for the War on Women (Blog)  >>

USA

Race and Gender May Help Donna Edwards in Race to Replace Mikulski  >>

Global

Female Parliamentarians from Around the World Call for True Gender Equality  >>

Australia

Liberal Women Politicians Selected for Talents, Not by Quotas Based on Gender (Opinion)  >>

Canada

Canada Had Six Female Premiers, and Now Only Two Remain: What Happened?  >>

Ireland

Why We Need Gender Quotas for Dail Elections to Boost Number of Women TDs (Opinion)  >>

Sweden

Sweden 'Feminist' Policy Sparks Major Saudi Spat  >>

Sweden

The Swedish Party Aiming to Take Feminism into Parliaments Across Europe  >>

UK

A Political Earthquake is Forecast for Scotland - But Will There Be a 'Genderquake'? (Analysis)  >>

UK

Listen Up, Politicians, Here's What Women Really Want to Vote On (Opinion)  >>

UK

Wanted: One Half of a Political Double Act. Meet the Wannabe Job-Share MP  >>

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