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Regional Forum on Equal Participation in Decision-Making

Start: 2011-11-15 End: 2011-11-17 Timezone: US/Eastern Start: 2011-11-15 End: 2011-11-17 Timezone: US/Eastern View on calendar:Click hereCity & Province/State:  Istanbul Country:  Turkey Venue:...

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Poland: first women elected as a speaker of the Parliament

Summary:  Ewa Kopacz had become Poland’s first woman who has been elected as Speaker of the Sejm (Polish Parliament- lower house) A candidate for the Civic Platform party led by Prime Minister Donald...

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The WCRO/WILP Gender Jurisprudence Collections

Summary:  The Gender Jurisprudence Collections (GJC) includes judgments, decisions, orders, and other documents relating to the treatment of sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) issued by eleven of...

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Pakistan: bill passed to protect women's rights

Summary:  Women’s rights groups in Pakistan have welcomed the passing of a bill which will punish those who force women into marriages or deny them inheritance. Anyone convicted of forcing a woman into...

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Papua New Guinea: PNG Has Hurdles Before Women MPs Voted In

Summary:  Papua New Guinea's only female MP, Dame Carol Kidu, says she is cautiously optimistic women will run in the 2012 election, but fears the move could be swamped by the Supreme Court's upcoming...

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Pakistan: Assembly Elections: Women Lawmakers Demand 10% Quota for General Seats

Summary:  Women parliamentarians from across the country demanded a mandatory quota of 10 per cent of general seats in the National Assembly, Senate and provincial assemblies on Saturday. Women...

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IPU: New report on gender-sensitive parliaments review good practices

Summary:  IPU has just launched a new report on Gender-Sensitive Parliaments. This report provides a comprehensive account of how parliaments can and should serve as models and champions of gender...

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India: For Women, a Long Wait for Equality in Parliament

Summary:  As its winter session wound down last week, it was clear that the Indian Parliament would remain a male bastion for the near future. The lower house, almost 90 percent male in its...

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Rwanda: The Only Government in the World Dominated by Women

Summary:  Women have made significant advances in politics over the past few decades, with females having served as the head of state in many prominent countries, including Britain, India, Germany,...

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Arab Countries: The release of the first edition of the report “Mapping Young...

Summary:  Young Arab scholars are increasingly interested in gender studies, the report shows, and their projects are as sophisticated as Western gender research in terms of methodology and theory....

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Kenya: Women Set to Make Their Mark in Politics

Summary:  The August 2012 elections in Kenya will open doors to massive political participation by women for the first time ever. The new constitution in effect since August 2010 contains a provision...

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Papua New Guinea: Historic Women's Bill Latest Casualty of PNG Crisis

Summary:  A landmark bill aimed at guaranteeing 22 women-only seats in the parliament of Papua New Guinea has failed to get the votes required as the nation's political crisis continues. PNG's current...

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Samoa: Samoa Pushes for More Women in Paliament

Summary:  Samoa's Prime Minister Tuilaepe Sailele is set to push constitutional amendments through Parliament to create special seats for women. Under the changes, at least five seats - or ten percent...

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Bhutan: Possibility of Drop from 7 to 0.5 Percent

Summary:  If none of the eight women candidates in the second round of the local government election on December 26 gets elected, Trashigang will have only one woman candidate from the 209 posts...

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A Practical Guide to Constitution Building

Summary: A Practical Guide to Constitution Building provides an essential foundation for understanding constitutions and constitution building. Full of world examples of ground-breaking agreements and...

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