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Asia

Bangladesh

Gender-Responsive Budget >>

Bangladesh

Sheikh Hasina to Attend Girl Summit in United Kingdom >>

Burma

Suu Kyi to Talk on Constitutional Amendment to 2008 Constitution in Pakokku Today >>

India

More Women in Parliament Will Help Change 'Patriarchal Mindset' >>

India

Tibetan Women's Group Organized a Series of Actions in Ladakh >>

Japan

Abe Administration Eyes New Law to Promote Women >>

Nepal

Stakeholders for Greater Participation of Women in Politics >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Bulgaria

Bulgaria's Georgieva Plausible as EU Foreign Policy Chief >>

Bulgaria

Korneliya Ninova also in Bulgarian Socialist Party Chairperson Race >>

Kosovo

Kosovo Petitions UN to Investigate Wartime Rapes >>

Slovenia

Bratušek Says Winner Will Need to Put Together Strong Govt >>

Slovenia

Bratušek Hails Success of "Young Party" >>

Central and West Africa

Ghana

Group Disappointed With Gender Ministry >>

Liberia

Gender Ministry Seeks Media Platform >>

Liberia

Gov't Backs Women Having Access to Information >>

Nigeria

Low Number of Female Lawmakers Stalling Passage of Gender Bills >>

Nigeria

Usoro Wants 35 Percent Gender Representation in Transport Ministry >>

Nigeria

'Imbalance Between the Home Front, Politics Generate Conflicts' (Interview) >>

Sierra Leone

APC Women's Congress in Emergency Response to Ebola >>

Eurasia

Lithuania

'Lithuania Ready to Meet Challenges' : President >>

Russia

Russian Activists Commemorate Slain Rights Defender Estemirova >>

Turkey

Kurdish Women in Turkey Weigh Presidential Stakes >>

Turkey

Female Diplomats Underrepresented in Ankara >>

Turkey

Women's Rights Activists Occupy Family Ministry Building in Istanbul Over Recent Murders >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Brazil

Dilma Rousseff: Transforming Brazil >>

Brazil

Brazil's World Cup Loss May Yet Be Dilma's Gain >>

Cuba

Cuba Cracks Down, Arrests 100 Women Dissidents >>

Jamaica

Trinidadian Women Are Gaining Ground at the Ballot Box (Blog) >>

Middle East and North Africa

Bahrain

Nine Women in Fray for Key Polls >>

Egypt

Detained Female Activists Refuse NCHR Delegation >>

Morocco

Women Receive Less Than 9% Talk Time on Radio and TV Channels >>

Syria

Women in Syria: Leadership Despite Grave Risks >>

Southern and East Africa

Regional

11 Years of the Maputo Protocol: Women's Progress and Challenges >>

Ethiopia

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Launched a New Gender Mainstreaming Manual >>

Ethiopia

Women Parliamentarians Caucus Holds Discussions With Diplomats >>

Kenya

Kenya Has Made Great Strides in Women Empowerment >>

Rwanda

New Inheritance Law to Protect Women Genocide Survivors >>

Tanzania

Tarime MP Pushes to Empower Women >>

Uganda

First Lady Urges Women NGOs to Embrace Men Too >>

Zimbabwe

Budget is Key to Gender Equality >>

Global

Global

This Happy Coincidence of Men's Soccer and Women's Power (Blog) >>

Global

At This Rate, Equal Pay for Women is 75 Years Away (Opinion) >>

US

Campaign Ad Spending Rises as Obstacle to Women >>

EU

Female Commissioners Call for Gender Equality in New Commission >>

Ireland

Mary Robinson Given UN Climate Change Role >>

Ireland

'Deeply, Deeply Misogynistic': Women Share Their Experiences of Life in Politics >>

UK

Parliament in Danger of Favouring 'Single Men of Private Means' >>

UK

A Good Week for the Representation of Women? >>

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