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Creating Momentum for Women's Participation PDF Print E-Mail
Written by Paula Fray - InterPress Service   
Tuesday, 16 February 2010

Article Source: InterPress Service

NEW DELHI, Feb 9 (IPS) - Women's movements have played a critical role in creating political space for female participation in politics around the world. In fact, there are more women in government today than ever before.

According to UNIFEM's Progress of the World's Women 2008/2009 report "Who Answers to Women? Gender & Accountability", women now hold an average of 18.4 percent of seats in national assemblies, though the rate of increase is still very slow.

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