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Following 2014 Elections, NDI Focus Group Research Shows Tunisians Optimistic About Democratic Transition>>
Asia

Afghanistan

Afghan Woman Activist Dr. Massouda Jalal Wins Leadership Award  >>

China

Lawmakers Propose Including Gender Equality into Legislation Assessment  >>

Fiji

Fiji's Notable Success  >>

India

Left Front to Field 71 Women Candidates for KMC Elections  >>

Malaysia

Khatijah Sidek: The Iron Lady of Malaya (Profile)  >>

Central and Eastern Europe

Bulgaria

Bulgaria Has Tradition in Promoting Gender Equality: MP  >>

Croatia

Croatian Women's Rights Activists Don't Only Take to the Streets - They Rename Them (Opinion)  >>

Central and West Africa

Ghana

Consider Gender in National Budgets - Oye Lithur  >>

Ghana

Women Call for Political Party Constitutional Reform  >>

Nigeria

Igbo Women Want Female President in 2019  >>

Nigeria

Nigerians Endorse Women's Participation in Politics  >>

Nigeria

Nigeria's First Female Presidential Candidate Done with 'Cheerleading'  >>

Eurasia

Georgia

Georgian Archive Showcases Women in Politics 1919-1921  >>

Ukraine

Will Maidan Spark a Revolution in Gender Equality? (Blog)  >>

Latin America and the Caribbean

Bahamas

Key Amendments to Constitution Being Considered to Ensure Protection of Women's Human Rights, Griffin Tells UN Women's Forum  >>

Bolivia

Bolivia Names First Woman General Commanding Combat Troops  >>

Middle East and North Africa

Algeria

Algerian Family Code: Progress for Women or Disguised Loopholes (Opinion)  >>

Iran

Iran's Female MPs Show Mixed Record (Opinion)  >>

Israel

Israel's Year of the Woman  >>

Israel

Two Women Shape Israel's Politics (Profile)  >>

Israel

Women Gain Influence in Israeli Politics after Long Gap  >>

Lebanon

Will Nadine Moussa Be Lebanon's Next President?  >>

West Bank and Gaza

Hanan Ashrawi: A Rock of Palestinian Politics and Women's Rights (Profile)  >>

West Bank and Gaza

Palestinian Women Demand Quota Increase  >>

Southern and East Africa

Regional

Cape Verde, Rwanda Lead List of Africa's Power Women, While Nigeria, Botswana Hold Wooden Spoon  >>

Malawi

Malawi Does Not Tolerate Victimization of Women - Kaliati  >>

Namibia

MPs Should Debate Frankly - Pohamba  >>

Zambia

Zambia Committed to Advance Gender Equality: Vice President  >>

Global

USA

Commentary: A Female President is Long Overdue (Opinion)  >>

Global

The Most Powerful Women in Politics (Blog)  >>

Global

'Women in Politics Need a Thick Skin' (Interview)  >>

Canada

Suma President a Role Model for All Women (Profile)  >>

Greece

Zoi Konstantopoulou, Greece's Madame Speaker And Syriza Secret Weapon (Profile)  >>

Sweden

Margot Wallstrom: Can Sweden's feminist foreign minister be both radical and influential - and make the country a 'moral great power'?  >>

UK

Sexist Portrayals of Female Politicians Could Deter Women from Politics, Warns Sturgeon  >>

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