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	Second Semester 2008 Senator Wants More Women in Politics India Pushes for More Women MPs Fiji Appoints First Female to Security Council Gender Equality Group Presents MPs With Kits 235 Female Candidates Equipped Ahead of Election SADC Ministers Fine-Tune Gender Protocol Bahrain Government Rejects Proposal to Allow Women to Work From Home Women Face Tougher Impact from Climate Change Myanmar Cyclone: Women and Children Make up More Than Half of Victims - UNICEF Cyclone Nargis: A Sign of Things to Come Sinking Without Trace: Australia's Climate Change Victims Australia Needs Years of Heavy Rainfall to Crack Drought: Experts Professor Offers Other Biofuel Source: Algae Minnesota Woman Working to Help Cyclone Survivors Tibetan Women Protest in Nepal, Over 500 Detained Solomons Women Block Logging Operation Global Banking Firm to Empower Women More Women Charge Bloomberg LP with Discrimination Malaysia Plans Women Travel Curbs Underground Sport: Saudi Women Shed Veils to Play Basketball Filipina Recognized for Efforts vs Human Trafficking Kuwaiti Women Hope To Enter Parliament Despite Obstacles Fewer Women in India Are Re-Elected Due To De-Reservation The Philippines Commemorates Woman Suffrage Day In Indonesia, Quota For Women is the First Step Australia To Get First Female Governor General Aung San Suu Kyi Claims Supporters Are Being Beaten 28 Women Voted Into House of Assembly Women’s Votes Gave Clinton Pennsylvania Win Drought Hits Millions in the Thai Region Rush to Biofuel Market Bypass Female Farmers Humans Overwhelm Climate Equilibrium Climate Change to Aggravate Food Crisis Turtles To Be Climate Change Canaries Warmer Ocean Water Means Less Oxygen Climate Change Hitting Artic Faster, Harder New Zealand Glacier Shrinking Fast Protest for Gender Equality Results in Injuries Iraqi Women Take on Roles of Dead or Missing Husbands A Billion Dollar Raised for Gender Equality and Poverty Reduction Women Played A Role With Changes In The Islamic World Iran Women Activists Get Suspended Lashing Sentences Caritas Signs Up to Women and Development Pledge Victims Finally Learning To Speak Out Against Japan’s Outdated Rape Laws Women in Muslim World First Semester 2008 Fahmida Mirza Takes Her Seat as Pakistan’s First Woman Speaker Human Rights Activists Urge Mongolia’s Parliament to Cancel the Law on “No Quota for Women” The “One Million Signatures” Campaign Demanding Changes to Discriminatory Laws against Women in Iran The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Gets First Woman Judge Former Philippine President Has Colon Cancer Kenya’s President Kibaki Asked To Name a Woman Deputy Prime Minister Female Agenda as Current Affairs’ Issue Forum Assesses Role of Women in Past Millennium Looks Way Forward China: Faced With A Water Shortage for the Summer Olympic Games Australia: Act Now on Climate Change Government Warned Canada: A Glacial Vanishing Act Climate Change: A Further Challenge to Gender Equity (How Women and Men Farmers are Affected Differently) How Much Will It Cost To Fix The Climate? Climate Change Threatens Amazonian Small Farmers Is the World Making Progress on Fighting Global Warming? Climate Change: The World’s Biggest Security Threat Virginity Pressures for Some Asian Women in Britain Women Hold Key To Reaching Development Goals International Women’s Day Rally Forcibly Dispersed Iraq’s Women: “Our lives were better under Saddam” Wife Buyers’ Turn to Cambodia after the Vietnam Crackdown Afghanistan Women Face Rise in Violence Manila Women Fight Contraception Ban Abuse of Women Escalates HIV Infection in Africa Lawmaker Calls for Greater Women in Politics Most Czechs Believe Number of Women in Politics Insufficient – Poll Women Gain Ground Slowly in Parliaments, Cabinets Sensitization of Women in Politics Women Surpass 30% Quota United States is Just Average in Terms of Women’s Role in Politics Women MPs: Afghanistan Ranks 27th Don’t Underrate Women in Politics Women are Agents of Change Women Must Participate in All Aspects of Climate Change Debate, in Particular Decision-Making on Adaptation, Mitigation, say Speakers in Women’s Commission Include Disaster Risk Reduction In School Curriculum – AAG Budgeting for a Safer India Climate Change is Threat to Agriculture: FAO Cooperation on Disaster Prevention, Preparedness and Response OECD: World Must Act on Climate Change $300m Disaster Risk Fund Suggested Climate Change ‘5pc Threat to Economy’ Oyo Embraces Disaster Reduction Policy March is Women’s History Month The United Nations Focuses on Challenges Facing Women Less Violence Vs Women Reported Daily in ’07 - PNP Women Out in the Cold at Peace Talks Okinawan Women Fight against GI Abuses Bridging Gender Divide U.N.'s Main Women's Body Remains Leaderless Power of Women Voters New Party to Focus on Women's Rights Women Re-Awaken 30 Percent Participation in Government A ‘First Step’ for Female Involvement in Politics Shattering the Political Glass Ceiling: Local Women Pursue a Passion for Politics The Female World Leaders' Club A Woman's Place in Politics Gender Play and Good Governance Climate Change Action Hangs in the "Gender" Balance Putting Gender in Disaster Risk Management Planning UNDP: Gender Key in Managing Risk Preparing for Disaster U.N. Budgeting Bypasses Women Women Speak Out On Sexual Abuse by Relations Following Passing of a New Law, Cambodia takes Steps Forward in Ending Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation Protecting Darfur's Women From Rape School Textbooks Latest Target of Sexual Apartheid Over 5,500 Cases of Violence against Women in Morocco in 2007 Fight against Gender Violence As Myanmar's Economy Crumbles, Prostitution Lures Young Lack of Political Will and the Subordination of Women are Major Barriers to Tackling AIDS The `She`-Change in Employment Women in Moroccan Parliament Seek to Change Public Image Ahead of This Year's Elections New Cabinet Will Confront Vast Challenges Rich Surprises Nats with Decision to Quit Politics Female Lawmakers Seek to Bridge Gender Gap Women and Politics: More Important than Ever More Efforts Needed to Empower Women: Erturk The Question of Quotas When Women Rule Have Confidence in Women China Urges Agreement on Climate Change All-Female Team to Tackle Everest to Spread Climate Change Awareness, Empower Women Christian Aid and Disaster Risk Reduction Small Island Countries Say Climate Change Already Threatens “Very Existence”, Urge Immediate Aid to Vulnerable States, In General Assembly Debate Gender Equality Key to Progress As a Proud Saudi Woman, I Speak ‘Women Entrepreneurship Vital for Economic Development’ Guatemala - Where It's Dangerous to be a Woman A Few Good Women Bringing Up Gender Equality Rape Is Weapon in Kenyan Violence There's No Surge in Freedom for Iraqi Women in Basra Women in Japanese Local Politics: From Voters to Activists to Politicians Women and the Politics of Exclusion Exclusive: Benazir Bhutto's Last Testament Time For More Women to Get Involved in Politics Forum Presents Ways to Interest Women in Politics It’s Not About Feminism. It’s About Hope for Change. Greater Role of Naga Women in Politics Nepal Women Seek Greater Political Role Kurdish Women Hit Glass Ceiling African First Ladies Fight Violence against Women UN: Climate Change May Cost $20 Trillion Gender, Climate Change and Natural Disasters Environment, Gender Key in Disaster Management To Face Quake, Tsunami: Experts for Long-Term Risk Management Plan Campaign Launched on Hospitals Safe from Disasters UNESCO Promotes Gender Equality U.N. Calls on Saudi Arabia to End Practice of Polygamy Award for Gender Sensitive Communications Power Generation by Tribal Women in India Some 250,000 Children Worldwide Recruited to Fight in Wars – UN Official Saudi Royal Gives Boost to Women Journalists International Day Against Female Genital Mutilation Violence Against Women: The Unbearable Status Quo For Women, Leaning Doesn't Make For Leading Increase Participation of Women in Politics, Leaders Women in Politics For Women, Elections May Be the Milestone That Wasn’t Politics is Harder on Women Governance - Group Tasks Women on Representation Fiji Out of Program for Regional Leaders A Rising Tide of Empowerment for Women in the Gulf Arab States Women on Top Finally, Women Set to Get 33% Quota Global Climate Change, Post Bali Lobbyists, Nepal and the Kyoto Protocol Shivraj Patil Calls upon South Asian Nations to Build Robust System for Disaster Risk Reduction When Saving Lives Is Not Enough Earthquakes, Risk Reduction and NGOs The Dilemma of Gender and Race Panel Discusses Women’s Right to Choose Violence against Women Retards Africa's Development Gender Officers in UN Operations Working to Protect, Promote Women’s Rights AU Official Opposes ICC Approach to Darfur Rights Abuses Global Burden of Child Deaths A Young Girl's Journey: From Iraq to Jordan No Work for Madrassa Graduates Group Helps Women Enter Politics Plight of Women in Politics Is There a Gender-Specific Leadership Style? Women - Still Trailing Behind in Politics Benazir and Feminism Women in Politics Women Demand a Fairer Share of Political Power Gender Politics 2008 15 Women Fight Their Way into Elective Positions in Kenya Women Leaders in a Violent World Women Bear the Brunt of Climate Crisis: Their Stories from the UN Conference in Bali Awareness "Key to Ending Discrimination" Trained to Survive Wake Up Leaders who Sleepwalk through Climate Change Prostitution Is Sexual Violence Forcing the Issue Unwanted Sex Common among Young Married Women in India 10% of Human Traffickers are Women Mongolian Women Visit Local Leaders Canadian Speaker Salutes Women's Role in Kuwait Ongoing Problems: The Increase in Escort Prostitution [“Deriheru”] Second Semester 2007 In India, A Political Party For Women Only Gender Politics Women Ministers March for Quotas 'Spare Women the Rigours of LG Primaries' Government committed to women's reservation in legislature: PM Behind Every Great Woman... Family, Women Minister Considers Micro-Credit Costly Women in Charge Loses Novelty Factor for Clark and Shipley Female Mayors Less Bolshie Government Unveils New Gender Policy General Assembly Debates Strengthening Coordination of United Nations Emergency Humanitarian, Disaster Relief Women Left Out of Water Talks Call for Good Practices on Gender, Disaster Risk Reduction and Climate Change Women Bear the Brunt of Climate Change Fighting Climate Change: Human Solidarity in a Divided World Climate Change - Focusing On How the Vulnerable Can Cope Measured Response on Warming Tehran to Get 'Special Police Stations for Women' Women, Children also Victims of Militarization Angolan Soldiers Rape Congolese Women European Parliament to Consider Resolution on Comfort Women War and Sexual Violence: An Issue of Security More Kids in School, But Adult Illiteracy is a Global Disgrace: UNESCO Woman killed in First Pakistan Vote Clash: Police Paying Lip Service to Equality for Women! An Equal Right to Life More Women Needed in Politics: Lib MP India's First Women-only Political Party Launched Clinton Focuses on Women's Issues Female Ministers Rejoice Over Political Empowerment Jordan Rejects First Woman MP’s Bid to Run in Polls Conference of Women Legislators in UAE India's Sonia Gandhi to visit China Why These Attacks On Women Chasing Political Dreams? UN Issues Warning on Violence against Women in Post-conflict Women Peace Laureates Appeal for Myanmar Action Violence against Women Far Worse International Survey Shows Philippines Tops in Women Managers Vital Voices Ukraine Summit Features Leadership Initiatives for Young Women of Eurasia Rape Epidemic Raises Trauma of Congo War Conflict Leaves Women Stranded in Divided Kashmir Chiefs Fight Violence in the Home Unspoken Changing Gender Attitudes is the Key to the Achievement of Gender Equality in Azerbaijan ADB-UNICEF Aid for Women, Children displaced by Nepal Conflict ‘Women Better at Politics’ Top Official Stands Up for Nepali Women Women, Politics and the Internet Bhutto Should Delay Return Parties offer Special Fees for Women Aspirants Deputy Governor Wants More Women in Yar'Adua's Government Ministry to Train Government Officials on Gender Budgeting in Zimbabwe Are Americans Ready for a Woman President? Now a New Party for Women’s Cause Violence against Women is Evil Saudi Women want to get Behind Wheel Zimbabwean Rights Group says Female Activists Beaten, Abused by Police India Paper Taps Marginalized Women as Reporters Atomic Power at Any Cost? Are Women More Democratic? Mexico expands Opportunities for Women in Male-dominated Military Make Women’s Literacy a Priority, urges President Former Premier makes Pitch to be First Female President in South Korea Bigger Voice for Women Vowed Madam Abayaga Advocates Participation of Women in Politics in Ghana Bligh to Become Queensland’s First Female Premier Women a Rare Sight in China's Corridors of Power Sonia Gandhi Lauds Courage of Kashmiri Women Rafidah: Women Should Get Due Recognition Moot Demands 33% Seats for Women in Parliament Where are the Women? The Lack of Female Political Leaders in Ghana The Role of Women UNICEF wants More Protection for Egyptian Women Alarming Upsurge in Reported Rape of Girls in Côte d’Ivoire, UN reports China to Act on Gender Imbalance Saudi Women Kept Off Foreign Missions A Family Scandal in Afghanistan Shelter Tries to Rehabilitate Victims of Human Trafficking FEMM: Gender Issues Still Not on the Agenda Female Education Remains Key Challenge in Yemen Dating Violence Warnings Candy-Wrapped in Croatia Minister Inaugurates Women Lawyers' Body Election may oust Jamaica's Female Prime Minister Merkel is the Most Powerful Woman: Forbes Women Demand Greater Say in ODM Decision Making in Kenya Sonia Gandhi, Indra Nooyi among World's 10 Most Powerful Women Court's New Woman Less Lonely at the Top UAE Minister of Economy on List of Most Powerful Women More Reason for Larger Roles by Women Law + Women = Power Don’t Recognise Wu Yi? You should, She’s the World’s Second Most Powerful Woman Syrian Women Make Gains in Local Polls Gender Budgeting Abortion in the Philippines: A National Secret "I Almost Have No Fare to Come Back to Nairobi" Governor Aurakzai Sees Change in Attitude towards Women Education Authorities Tighten Dress Code Government Pledges to Amend Discriminatory Laws - Women Activists Senate Chief Calls for Probe into Mail-order Bride Racket “Educate a Woman, You Educate a Nation” – South Africa Aims to Improve its Education for Girls Helen Clark a Clear Winner with Women Voters in New Zealand Kuwait’s First Woman Minister Resigns President Sirleaf Thanks Unity Party Women's Wing “The Slow March towards Gender Balance in Politics” CDM Hosts its First Women's Parliament in South Africa

Women in Japanese Local Politics: From Voters to Activists to Politicians