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Women Talk Online has nearly 107,500 fans on Facebook. We’re happy to read and react to your comments on our posts on Facebook. Here’s a pick of some of our readers’ comments.

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08.04.2014 | 13:42

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Women in the news

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India votes for a new parliament. Nepalese women are campaigning against harassment on the streets of Kathmandu. Indonesian women are well-represented in politics, but power does not mean that they get enough respect from society. Read more for women’s stories that made it to the headlines.

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08.04.2014 | 12:17

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Women in the news

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Afghan women wait outside a voter registration center in Ghazni, Afghanistan.

What do Afghan women think about the elections and how do women in India rate their representation in their country’s politics? Twitter trolls in India use sexist methods to silence women. Read on for more on women’s news.

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02.04.2014 | 9:54

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‘Women even feel unsafe at Delhi University’Who made it to the headlines this week and which women’s issues got the media’s attention? Read on for more.

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19.03.2014 | 12:12

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During World War II, hundreds of thousands of Asian women were forced into sex slavery for Japanese troops. Conservative groups argue that this accusation is false. A Berlin university has opened courses for women and the Afghan president seems to be willing to change a law which was described as a setback to women’s rights. Read on for women’s news that made it to the headlines.

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26.02.2014 | 10:26

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0,,17376012_101,00Women’s rights are in danger, especially in countries where the government does not want to change its laws because of pressure from conservative groups. A group of pink ladies in India literally “beats up” people who torture women and several cases of uterine prolapse reveal severe gender discrimination in Nepal. Read more for the latest women’s themes.

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22.02.2014 | 10:44

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2013: Pakistan’s women

2013 dwss14-012013 has been yet another tumultuous year for women in Pakistan. When I look back, many tragic incidents stand out but quite a few women have had successes to make us proud.

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23.12.2013 | 13:45

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