Armenia's Male-Dominated Elections
Next month’s ballot for Yerevan city council will test how well a quota system for female candidates is working.
26 Apr 13
Women's rights
Kyrgyz Debate Female Travel Ban
Controversial scheme would restrict foreign travel for young women, instead of trying to curb violence perpetrated by their countrymen.
28 Mar 13
Maternity Care in Armenia is Postcode Lottery
From March, women will have to pay if they want to have their babies in the better-provided capital.
8 Mar 13
Kyrgyz Politician Gets Her Bride-Theft Law
It took a while, but Aynuru Altybaeva finally convinced her parliamentary colleagues that old "tradition" was criminal behaviour.
14 Feb 13
Pressure for Domestic Abuse Law in Abkhazia
Activists date emergence of widespread problems to the conflict of the early 1990s.
8 Dec 12
Abkhazia: Women Don't Fight for Top Jobs
Traditional expectations create glass ceiling for female leaders.
24 Nov 12
Videoed Assaults Cause Outrage in Kyrgyzstan
Women beaten on film as "lesson" to keep other female migrant workers in line.
9 Nov 12
Women Traded to End Afghan Feuds
5 Oct 12
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