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It is a truly sad situation that 35 years after Independence this is the situation in which we find ourselves, with a male as Minister for Women.

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One hundred fifteen for every 100 daysthis is the number of human rights violations in the Philippines involving women that have been recorded by the womens political activist group Gabriela-Philippines from January 2001 to March 2005.

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Cuts in Japans budget for social welfare have turned back the clock on gender equality as an even greater burden is being imposed on women: caring for the family in a rapidly aging society.

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An hour long of stretching, breathing exercises and meditation is the most sought-after weekly activity of long-term women prisoners in the jails of the United Arab Emirates capital of Dubai.

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Local school officials and higher government authorities in the Jalal-Abad region in southwestern Kyrgyzstan are locking heads over the legality of the ban on the wearing of the hijab, a headscarf worn by Muslim women to cover their heads and neck.

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The womens movement in Tonga is ecstatic as Attorney General and active womens rights supporter Alisi Taumoepeau was appointed one of three new Ministers of the Crown. Tongas Prime Minister Hon. Dr. Feleti Sevele announced the new Cabinet appointments at a media conference on 17 May. Hon. Paul Karalus Civil Aviation, Marine and Ports and Hon. Fineasi Funaki for Tourism are the other new appointees.