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Afghanistan Women to Receive NDI’s 2015 Madeleine K. Albright Grant>>
Asia

China

Protests in Xicheng District Sparked by Gender-Biased Poster  >>

Japan

Japan's Local Elections See Only Four Female Mayors Get Elected  >>

Pakistan

No Woman Contestant Has a Party Ticket  >>

Pakistan

Women Empowerment: Educating the Girl to Become a Strong Woman  >>

Pakistan

Women Voters in GB (Opinion)  >>

Philippines

Building Peace by Empowering Women (Opinion)  >>

Philippines

Ferrer Receives Hillary Clinton Award  >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Bulgaria

The Left Side of History  >>

Serbia

Transgender Army Major Wins Victory in Conservative Serbia  >>

Central and West Africa

Mali

Mali Law Would Reserve One-Third of Government Jobs for Women  >>

Nigeria

Women Should Get a Chance to Participate in Nigerian Politics - Nelson (Interview)  >>

Eurasia

Belarus

Gender Equality Is One of the Conditions for the Country's Successful Development >>

Georgia

Georgia Nominates Its First Female Defense Minister  >>

Serbia

Many Serbs Want to Keep Women at Home  >>

Turkey

Turkey Aims to Make Women More Visible in Politics  >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Chile

Chile President Seeks to Clean Up Politics, Embark on New Constitution  >>

Guatemala

Guatemalan Domestic Workers Reveal a Dirty Business  >>

Haiti

Electoral Zapping  >>

Uruguay

'Democracy and Misogyny': Another Monday Night in Montevideo (Blog)  >>

Middle East and North Africa

Israel

Likud Women Call for PM to Balance Out the Mostly-Male Government with More Female Ministers  >>

Qatar

Demand for Larger Female Representation in Municipal Elections  >>

Yemen

Yemen Conflict Must End Without Delay, Demand Women Peace Activists  >>

Yemen

Yemen's Women Fight to Protect Uprising's Gains Amid New Turmoil  >>

Southern and East Africa

Regional

Taking Gender Equality Beyond Africa  >>

Regional

We Have Made Progress But Serious Challenges to Gender Equality Remain (Opinion)  >>

Kenya

Nominated Reps Root for Gender Rule  >>

Namibia

Gender in Namibia: Growing Support for Women's Leadership, Concerns About Violence  >>

Somalia

Meet the Woman Who Wants to Be the Next Somali President (Profile)  >>

Global

USA

Carly Fiorina Announces Presidential Bid  >>

USA

Madam Fixit: Hillary Clinton Positions Herself as the Can-Do Candidate  >>

USA

Women Face Unique Challenges in US Politics  >>

Global

6 Feminist Political Parties Around the World You Should Know About (Blog) >>

Global

For Women, A Less Tragic Path to Power (Blog)  >>

Canada

Women Replace High Hopes with Steely Resolve (Opinion)  >>

UK

Politicians Need to Convince Us Kick-Ass Women to Vote (Opinion)  >>

UK

Sandi Toksvig Campaigns for Equality with New Political Party  >>

UK

What Three Women Party Leaders Really Want (Opinion)  >>

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