Women in the News Newsletter | June 19, 2015 - July 2, 2014

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Win With Women Conference Build Momentum for Women in Georgia Politics  >>
Asia

Burma

Woman's Party to Contest 15 Constituencies >>

India

Local Body Elections: Gujarat to Notify Compulsory Vote Law, 50 Percent Women Candidates >>

India

Maneka Gandhi Pushes for Empowering Women Economically >>

India

Women Should Get Proportional Representation in Politics (Opinion) >>

Malaysia

New PKR Senator Hopes to Lead the Way For More Young Women in Politics >>

Pakistan

More Women Voters Turn Out For Pakistani Province Elections >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Poland

Poland Gears Up for Europe's First Women-Led Election Since 1993 >>

Poland

Women at War >>

Romania

Two Fearless Women Lead Anti-Corruption Initiative in Romania >>

Central and West Africa

Cameroon

Female Parliamentarians' Caucus Elects Bureau >>

Ghana

'Politics has toughened me' (Profile) >>

Ghana

Young Women Need to Aspire to Higher Positions >>

Nigeria

Group Calls for More Women in Politics >>

Eurasia

Turkey

Turkey Elections Mark the Start of a Revolution for Women (Opinion) >>

Turkey

Turkish Female Deputies Take Oaths for the First Time Wearing Headscarves >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Venezuela

Venezuela's National Electoral Council Says 40% of Candidates Must Be Women >>

Middle East and North Africa

Oman

Oman Women's Association Calls For Women in Municipal Councils >>

Saudi Arabia

'Women's Participation in City Council Polls to Benefit Society' >>

Southern and East Africa

Kenya

MPs Seek Signatures on Gender Rule >>

Kenya

Women MPs Plan to Rally Numbers for Gender Rule >>

Kenya

Women Must Resist Attempts to Derail the Two-Thirds Gender Rule (Opinion) >>

Somalia

Leadership Training for Mogadishu Women >>

Sudan

Two Women Elected Deputy speakers of Sudan's Parliament >>

Tanzania

Chadema Backs Campaign to Encourage Women Participation in General Election >>

Tanzania

Tanzania's Female Politicians Trained to Campaign >>

Uganda

Women MPs to Push for Sexual Offences Bill >>

Zambia

Violence preventing women from contesting elections in Zambia >>

Zimbabwe

Gender Bill Receives Mixed Reactions >>

Zimbabwe

Local Government Helps Promote Gender Equality >>

Zimbabwe

People Believe Women Make Good Leaders >>

Global

USA

Changing Views on a Female President (Blog) >>

USA

Republican Women Want to Fix Party Image >>

USA

Will a Jump in Women Candidates Mean An Increase in Women in the General Assembly? (Opinion) >>

Global

UN Women Hail New Electoral Commission Boss >>

Canada

Female Candidates Outnumber Males in City >>

Canada

Want More Female Cabinet Ministers? Elect More Women (Opinion) >>

Malta

113 Women Listed on the Directory of Professional Women, More Registrations Being Processed >>

UK

Andy Burnham Pledges Half-Female Shadow Cabinet as Labour Leader >>

UK

Gender Equality: A Quota is Needed, Let's Start It in Government (Opinion) >>

UK

Labour leadership Hopefuls Unite in Promising a 50/50 Gender Balance and All-Women Shortlists >>

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