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PM URGES KENYANS TO REJECT LEADERS WHO ASK THEM TO HAVE BIGGER FAMILIES
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06 September 2010
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By Rose Kamau
NAIROBI, Sept 6 (NNN-KBC) -- Prime Minister Raila Odinga has called on Kenyans to dismiss leaders who ask them to have larger families.
Odinga said here Sunday that following the population census results released last week which showed that approximately one million children were born
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INDIAN WOMEN ACTIVISTS PROTEST AGAINST NON-PASSAGE OF WOMEN'S BILL
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01 September 2010
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NEW DELHI, Aug 31 (NNN-PTI) -- Around 30 women activists led by CPI's Annie Raja and Anhad's Shabnam Hashmi were Tuesday detained after they staged a demonstration outside Parliament House to protest against the government not bringing the Women's Reservation Bill in the Monsoon Session.
The activists assembled at Vijay Chowk
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SOUTH AFRICAN PARLIAMENT CONVENES SESSION OF WOMEN'S SUMMIT MDGs
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01 September 2010
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PRETORIA, Aug 31 (NNN-BUANEWS) -- The South African Parliament has convened a two-day Women's Summit on the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).
The summit, which opened here Monday, has brought together delegates from civil society, provincial legislatures, and women members of Parliament to discuss progress on the MDG's and how they impact
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KENYAN WOMEN EYE MORE TOP POSTS WITH NEW CONSTITUTION
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26 August 2010
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By Doreen Appollos
NAIROBI, Aug 25 (NNN-KBC) -- The push for affirmative action is now taking shape in Kenya with the country's Constitution providing for a one third female representation in both elective and appointive positions.
The Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) is now demanding that this requirement be honored, and women
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WIFE OF MALAYSIAN PM INVITED TO ADDRESS INT'NAL CONFERENCE ON WOMEN'S EDUCATION
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23 August 2010
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KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 (NNN-BERNAMA) -- Rosmah Mansor, the wife of Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak, has been invited to deliver a speech at the International Conference on Women's Education at the Asian University for Women in Bangladesh next January.
Rosmah received the invitation from Cherie Blair, the wife of
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INDIA:ANDHRA TO EXAMINE PROVIDING 50 PC QUOTA FOR WOMEN
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23 August 2010
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HYDERABAD, Aug 18 (NNN-PTI): Andhra Pradesh Government will examine providing 50 per cent reservation for women in the ensuing elections to local bodies, Chief Minister K Rosaiah said Wednesday.
"I welcome your resolution (moved by state party's women wing). Since D Srinivas (State Congress President) has already confirmed that I will
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SOUTH AFRICA: PRETORIA STREET CHILDREN OFFERED A SAFE HAVEN
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15 August 2010
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PRETORIA, Aug 15 (NNN-BUANEWS) -- The South Afrian Police Service (SAPS), Metro Police, Health and Social Services took to the streets of Pretoria on Friday, seeking out children who were being exploited and begging at robots, offering them instead a place of safety.
Officials from the various
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ANGOLA:PAEDIATRICIAN POINTS OUT BENEFITS OF BREASTFEEDING
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15 August 2010
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LUANDA, Aug 13 (NNN-ANGOP):The paediatrician Ondina Cardoso said Thursday in Luanda that breastfed children are less likely to contract diseases such as respiratory allergies and diarrhoea.
Speaking to ANGOP regarding the theme “The benefits of breastfeeding”, Ondina Cardoso said that breastfeeding contains all the ingredients needed for the gastric organ of
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CHILEAN WOMEN ARE MAJORITY IN HIGHER EDUCATION AND INCREASING
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11 August 2010
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SANTIAGO DE CHILE, Aug 11 (NNN-MERCOPRESS) - Last year was the first time that a majority – 51% - of all higher education students in Chile were women, the Education Ministry said.
“This is a global trend,” said Jaime Bellolio, an economist at the Jaime Guzmán Foundation. “In developed countries
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CONF OF WOMEN PARLIMENTARIANS OF THE AMERICAS OPENS IN ECUADOR
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11 August 2010
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QUITO, Aug 11 (NNN-PRENSA LATINA) - Delegations from 20 countries are now here to participate in the Conference of Women Parliamentarians of the Americas.
The conference, whose slogan is "Women in Power: Challenges for the 21st Century," will be held for two days.
Linda Machuca, president of the Group of Women
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