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Gender Equality Archive June 02, 2010 Rwanda has the most gender-equal parliament in the world Trinidad and Tobago swears in first woman PM Azerbaijan - Azerbaijani MPs meet PACE committee chief for gender equality Let an Arab woman lead way at UN Haiti - Empower women to speed recovery Zimbabwe - The womens' movement May 10, 2010 Zimbabwe - Ghana's Women MPs Want Closer Co-Operation With Counterparts Israel - Implementing SCR 1325: lessons from Israel India - Women Spreading Political Wings With Help of India's Quota System Trinidad & Tobago - The female vote in the May 24 general elections UK - Election results for women to celebrate ? and worry about UK - Three Muslim women elected to UK parliament Turkey - Turkish lawmakers pass constitutional amendments April 26, 2010 Tanzania - Parties Must Empower Women to Contest Elections Bulgaria - MEP Antoniya Parvanova: EC should be more exacting towards gender equality Bahrain - UN agencies in bid to empower Bahrain women Tonga - Tongan women?s advocate group says parliament changes will adversely affect women South Africa - 40 years needed to achieve gender equality Egypt - The untold story of women's rights in Egypt April 12, 2010 India - Tea Pickers' Daughters Reap Gains in Indian State Pakistan - Pakistan edges closer to banning domestic violence Pakistan - Government committed to women empowerment: Fauzia Gilani Malaysia - Group calls for gender responsive national budget Ghana - Political parties should nominate women as running mates- NGO Mozambique - Guebeza honored for championing women leadership Sudan - Making Women?s Voices Heard in Sudan Elections Egypt - Untold story of Egyptian women's rights Yemen - At a Yemen bridal shower, the women let loose March 29, 2010 West Africa - Sub-regional women parliamentarians launch association Angola - Angola attends 122nd Inter-parliamentary Assembly (Gender equality issues discussed) Kenya - Wanted: More females in our Kenyan newsrooms Tanzania - Talking Gender : A wake up call to female MPs Iraq - Iraqi Parliamentary Election: women candidates made history Yemen - Women rally in Yemen to ban child brides Malaysia - JAG Wants MPs To Deliver Promises On Gender Equality March 15, 2010 Afghanistan - Women?s rights trampled despite new law Angola - Government committed to gender matters Botswana - At the Coalface' of gender discrimination Chile - In Chile, departing president Michelle Bachelet proved women can lead India - India's upper house passes bill reserving a third of legislative seats for women Kyrgyzstan - Do Central Asia's Gender Quotas Help Or Hurt Women? Pakistan - Parliament should revise discriminatory laws, says Zardari Tanzania - Talking Gender : A wake up call to female MPs Black presidents and women MPs do not alone mean equality and justice Push to close gender gaps 'slow' The Nation: US Ranks 31 In The Global Gender Gap March 01, 2010 Botswana - More women in politics for complete democracy-IDEA Canada - Tories erode gender equality, women's groups say Cambodia  - Crusader Rowing Upstream in Cambodia Egypt - Egypt wrangles over whether women should be judges Engaging Philanthropy to Promote Gender Equality and Women?s Empowerment European Parliament - Parliament reviews strategic goals of Beijing Platform for gender equality Ghana - "I will ensure women are not marginalised" India - Women?s groups hail clearance for quota bill Netherlands/EU - Diapher Dads demand two weeks leave Papua New Guineea - UNDP Head Helen Clark highlights importance of gender equality for Papua New Guinea to achieve MDGs Solomon Islands - 18 Solomon Islanders get international accredited training to train on elections and gender South Africa - When 'traditional values' are a stick to beat women Swaziland - UNDP donates laptops to women Parliamentarians Sweden slams forced maternity leave Vietnam and Spain talk cooperation on gender equality Zimbabwe - GPA principals to address gender disparities in the constitution process February 15, 2010   Bolivia - Bolivia tackles gender equality in government Bulgaria - Women?s Influence Grows in Bulgarian Public Life Canada - NDP tell Harper: "Women and children first" Costa Rica elects first woman president, inspiring the region Ghana - Women Supporters congratulate new Sports Minister (and PGA Member) Ghana - Women urged to take active part in district level elections Ghana - Women Seek Space in Post Conflict Discourses Kenya - Kenyan men fault women clauses in draft Korea - Gender equality improving in Seoul India - Lok Sabha Speaker for consensus on Women's Reservation Bill Indonesia - Guest Speaker: Indonesian women still reluctant to enter politics Indonesia - Women legislators eye role in global forums Namibia - Ministry of gender equality and child welfare plans ahead Rwanda - Minister Calls for Consolidation of Gender Gains Rwanda - UN Boosts Gender Equality Programme Senegal - West African collaboration for gender equality enhanced by new UN initiative Switzerland - Women descend on parliament Turkey - Turkish expert to bring gender dimension to anti-torture committee Yemen - CDPF organizes workshop on women's access to Parliament Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe women appeal to GPA principals February 1, 2010 Afghanistan - Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls: Keys to a Better Future for Afghanistan (US State Dept) Bahrain - Bahraini Women Test New Independence Bolivia - Unprecedented Gender Parity in Cabinet Bolivia - More Women in Parliament, With Their Own Agenda Croatia - Conference on role of women in politics held in Zagreb Georgia - Gender issues in Georgia analysed South Africa enters top 10 as gender gap narrows  Uganda - Ministry tables gender Bill Zimbabwe - Women hold talks on Constitution January 18, 2010 Lebanon - Baroud to champion 30 percent women's quota in politics Spain aims to boost gender equality Latin America - Female legislators defend rights of indigenous women Afghanistan - Amid setback, Afghan women face slow political climb Kenya - Will the fair sex maintain its salvo in the House? Mozambique - Mozambique's first woman speaker Zimbabwe - Gender imbalance threatens constitutional process Committee on elimination of discrimination against women holds informal meeting with non-governmental organizations India - Deepening democracy by building gender equality Ghana - WiLDAF urges political parties to adhere to gender equality January 04, 2010 Kenya - Will the fair sex maintain its salvo in the House? Tanzania - More Parliamentary Seats Will Strengthen Women's Social Status Namibia - 'Bring more women to parliament' - by Toivo Ndjebela Ghana - NPP must involve more women - Christine Churcher Algeria - Algeria considers quotas to boost female political candidates South Africa - SA: Activists call for urgent action on women India - Govt ready to bring women's bill in budget session India - Women and Democracy in India Bahrain - Bahrain's women work to win more parliamentary seats Iraq - Iraqi Women Taking Aim At Parliament Again Yemen - Advocates Network promotes Yemeni women's access to parliament Pakistan - Pakistani women lawmakers peace walk denounces terrorism Afghanistan - A woman among warlords

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