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NDI Afghanistan elections voter turnout map shows percentage of ballots cast by women in first round >>
Asia

Afghanistan

Will New Afghan Government Roll Back Women's Rights? >>

Afghanistan

Afghanistan's First Ever Female Cabbie Meters Out Election Advice >>

Bangladesh

Gender-Sensitive Budget: Focus on Implementation (Editorial) >>

Burma

Think-Tank Calls for Quota to Boost Women's Role in Burmese Politics >>

Burma

Suu Kyi Calls for Democracy and Development >>

India

Narendra Modi Says India's Parliament Must Protect Women >>

India

We Can Make a Difference, Say Women MPs >>

Japan

Sexist Shouts Interrupt Tokyo Lawmaker in Mothering Debate >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Kosovo

Kosovo Elects First Veiled Lawmaker >>

Slovenia

Nikolić, Bratušek: Bilateral Relations Better Than Ever >>

Slovenia

Bratušek and Šoltes Not Teaming Up for Snap Election >>

Central and West Africa

Regional

ECOWAS Female Lawmakers Condemn Boko Haram Kidnappings >>

Nigeria

'Women Are Better Politicians if Given Opportunity' (Interview) >>

Nigeria

NGO Urges Political Parties to Address Gender Imbalance >>

Nigeria

Another Woman Joins Delta Governorship Race >>

Eurasia

Georgia

EU Statement on Georgia's Local Elections >>

Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan: Democracy Under Pressure (Column) >>

Lithuania

Grybauskaite: Main Task of JustMin is Efficient Legal Framework >>

Turkey

Women's Political Representation, Then And Now >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Brazil

Brazil's Rousseff Gets a Boost as World Cup Starts Well >>

Chile

Bachelet Introduces First Step in Pension Reform >>

Guatemala

Murder in Guatemala: 'I Won't Allow My Daughter to Become Another Statistic' >>

Venezuela

US Awards Venezuelan Opposition's Maria Corina Machado with Democracy Prize (Blog) >>

Middle East and North Africa

Regional

New Initiative Aims to Empower Arab Women (Column) >>

Egypt

Departments for Combating Sexual Harassment to Be Established >>

Egypt

Not Enough Women in Egypt's New Cabinet >>

Iraq

Iraqi Women Make Gains in Parliamentary Elections >>

Libya

Libya Set to Pay Reparations to Victims of Rape as a War Crime >>

Saudi Arabia

Saudis Strongly Favor Female Cabinet Ministers >>

Tunisia

Young Women's Leadership in Political and Social Development Programme Launched in Tunis >>

West Bank/Gaza

Women Shut Out From Fatah-Hamas Reconciliation Deal (Column) >>

Southern and East Africa

Angola

Family Ministry Action Plan to Promote Greater Gender Equality>>

Botswana

Botswana to Miss SADC Gender Parity Target>>

Somalia

Women Struggle to Make it in Politics >>

South Africa

Govt to Advance Women Empowerment >>

Zimbabwe

'Zim Ready for Female President' >>

Global

Global

How Do We End Sexual Violence in Conflict? (Blog) >>

US

Do Male Politicians Have it Easier? (Blog) >>

US

It'll Be Over 100 Years Before Congress is Half Women, Study Finds >>

UK

Scottish Leaders Push for More Women in Business and Quangos, But What About Politics? >>

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