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Asia
Central and Eastern Europe
Central and West Africa
Eurasia
Latin America and the Caribbean
Middle East and North Africa
Southern and East Africa
Global

NDI's Gender, Women and Democracy Program to Co-Host Event on Women's Empowerment at World Bank CSO Policy Forum >>

Asia

Bangladesh

Gender Equality a Must for Democracy >>

China

New Committee to Evaluate Sichuan Local Laws for Gender Equality >>

India

3 Women Candidates in the Fray in Udalguri >>

North Korea

North Korea's Unfinished Women's Liberation (Opinion) >>

Solomon Islands

Responsibility of Honiara Women Huge >>

Thailand

CDC Passes Gender Rule for Parties >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Croatia

Grabar-Kitarovic Pledges Croatia's Support to BiH in EU Integration Process >>

Poland

PM Kopacz Slams Opposition for Failure to Cooperate on 'Important Matters' >>

Central and West Africa

Ghana

NPP Affirmative Action Policy Scrapped; November Congress to Consider Adoption >>

Liberia

Liberian Women Hold Confab to Ensure Protection in Constitution >>

Nigeria

How Women Made Fresh Demands for Post MDGs >>

Nigeria

Large Turnout of Women Voters Recorded in Abuja >>

Eurasia

Georgia

First Women Politicians in Georgia >>

Turkey

Kurdish Women's Unknown History of Struggle (Opinion) >>

Turkey

NGO Calls for More Female Politicians in Turkey >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Bahamas

Constitutional Equality Group Calls on PM to Educate and Act on Referendum >>

Chile

Chile's Women In Power - Michele Bachelet and Camila Vallejo (Video) >>

Trinidad and Tobago

PM Hails Hazel Brown >>

Venezuela

Wives of Venezuelan Political Prisoners Garner Regional Support >>

Middle East and North Africa

Egypt

Egypt Interviews Female Judges for Positions in Different Courts >>

Iran

Iranian VP Works for Change From Within (Interview) >>

Israel

Arab Women's New Face in the Knesset (Interview) >>

Israel

Ultra Orthodox Woman Fights for Representation in Knesset (Profile) >>

Lebanon

Lebanese Domestic Workers to Unionize >>

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Women Looking Forward to Municipal Elections >>

Tunisia

Rural Women in Tunisia: 'We Have Been Silent for Too Long' >>

Yemen

'Yemeni Women Have Great Abilities' (Interview) >>

Southern and East Africa

Angola

Education Deemed Essential Factor for Gender Equality >>

Namibia

Prayer Day Did Not Stop GBV - Nghindinwa >>

Uganda

Gender Parity Possilbe - Says Dr. Speciosa >>

Zimbabwe

Dice Still Loaded Against Women in Peace Building >>

Global

USA

Alma Adams: The Struggle for Gender Equality Is Not Finished >>

USA

Two-Thirds of Americans Are Ready for a Woman in the White House >>

Global

Visualizing the Global Gender Gap >>

Global

Women Make Progress in Politics, But Glass Ceiling Remains Unbreakable >>

Iceland

40 Years After Women Went on Strike in Iceland, Here's What Gender Equality Looks Like >>

Norway

First Feminist Party of Norway On the Way >>

Sweden

Sweden's Feminist Foreign Minister Has Dared to Tell the Truth About Saudi Arabia. What Happens Now Concerns Us All (Opinion) >>

50:50 Representation is Key to Scottish Politics (Opinion) >>

SNP Vote In All-Women and 'Balanced' Short Lists for Next Holyrood Election (Blog) >>

What Women Want: Women Voters Tell ITV News Central Their General Election Demands (Video) >>

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