Meira Kumar (born March 31, 1945) is an politician and a five time Member of Parliament. She was elected unopposed as the first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha on 3 June 2009. She is from the low-caste Dalit (formerly untouchable) community, and has called her appointment “historic”. Table of Contents 1 Education 2 Foreign Service […]
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Women for Development of Municipality
Women for Development of Municipality is an NGO founded in 2005 in Azerbaijan. It aims at the development of a democratic civil society. The NGO consists of women who participated in municipal elections and were elected. Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Objectives 3 Key actions 4 Municipalities and communities 5 Contact Background Established in February […]
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SAARC Gender Infobase
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Gender Infobase has been set up as a joint initiative of the seven member countries: , , , Maldives, , and ( is a later member), in collaboration with . Main Themes The priority themes of the SAARC Gender Database are: References SAARC Gender Infobase See also […]
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Pearl Buck
Pearl Sydenstricker Buck (June 26, 1892 — March 6, 1973) also known as Sai Zhen Zhu (賽珍珠), was a prolific American writer. In 1938, she became the first American woman to be awarded the , “for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in for her biographical masterpieces.” Table of Contents 1 Early […]
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Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment
The Network of Women Ministers and Leaders for the Environment (NWMLE) is a one-day pre-session event that was organized in margin of the (United Nations for the Environment) 25th session of the Governing Council / Global Ministerial Environment Forum (GC/GMEF). It took place on February 15, 2009 in Nairobi. It was created to answer the […]
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