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Repolling recommended in constituencies where women were not allowed to vote

14 May 2013

Gender Concerns International on Monday demanded that the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) nullify the results and call fresh elections in every constituency where women were barred from voting due to flagrant violations of the ECP's code of conduct.

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GEM Mission report indicates high women voter turnout

14 May 2013

Despite pre-election threats and attacks, a large number of female voters from all age groups showed up enthusiastically to cast their votes.

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Director of Gender Concerns International speaks on Capital Talk Pakistan

14 May 2013

Sabra Bano, Director of Gender Concerns International, speaks on one of Pakistan's most important programs ''Capital Talk'' regarding our observations of the elections in Pakistan from a Gender perspective last week.

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GEM Mission urges ECP to declare polls null, void

14 May 2013

Although overall female voters turned out in big number and it was heartwarming that women inPakistanrefused to bow down, yet in areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa women were barred from casting their votes.

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Women voters actively participated in elections

14 May 2013

GCI's Gender Election Monitoring Mission issues preliminary report on Monday, which reports a huge women voter turnout in the General Elections of 2013 in Pakistan.

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GCI launches Gender Election Monitoring Mission in Pakistan

14 May 2013

Gender Concerns International launches its GEM Mission in Pakistan to observe the elections from a Gender perspective.

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GEM Mission promotes gender inclusive elections in Pakistan

14 May 2013

The Gender Concerns Internationa's Gender Election Monitoring (GEM) Mission has deployed 15 international and 50 national observers to ascertain women's participation in the upcoming elections.

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Despite threats, Pakistani women cast votes in election

13 May 2013

Despite threats from militant groups, many women headed to the polls in Pakistan to vote in the country's historic elections Saturday.

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Afghanistan, No Country for Young Women

10 May 2013

Even though women have gained some tenuous rights since the religious fundamentalists were toppled, society is still ultra conservative.

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In Egypt, Some Women Fight Sexual Harassment With Karate Chops

10 May 2013

A report published in April by the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality shows that 99 percent of Egyptian women have experienced some form of sexual harassment. Although women's self-defense is just beginning to play a role in the anti-harassment campaign in Egypt, female martial artists have been reaping the benefits of such training for decades.

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