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Contributed by Agnese Cigliano

A law against women in Afghanistan:

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/04/afghanistan-law-victims-violence-women

Contributed by Farah Najar Arévalo

Making room for girls: http://www.economist.com/blogs/freeexchange/2013/11/gender-inequality

Escaping the scourge of female genital mutilation in Tanzania: a Maasai girls’ school provides scholarships for those at risk: http://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2012/11/escaping-the-scourge-of-female-genital-mutilation-in-tanzania-a-maasai-girls-school-provides-schol#sthash.yxDdv6Dd.dpuf

Policy Can Bridge Gender Gap: http://www.tehelka.com/policy-can-bridge-gender-gap/

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on how women's economic empowerment can help stamp out hunger and poverty – video:  http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/video/2013/nov/19/un-women-phumzile-mlambo-ngcuka-video

Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka: we have to become smarter on women's issues:

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/jul/30/phumzile-mlambo-ngcuka-un-women

What Makes Life Good?:  http://www.thenation.com/article/159928/what-makes-life-good%23

India’s Women: The Mixed Truth: http://www.nybooks.com/articles/archives/2013/oct/10/indias-women-mixed-truth/?page=1

Women's rights country by country - interactive

http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/ng-interactive/2014/feb/04/womens-rights-country-by-country-interactive

Contributed by Suyog Shelar

El Salvador elections: Putting women’s rights on the agenda http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/02/05/el-salvador-elections-putting-womens-rights-agenda/   Spain’s new abortion law: A new blow to women’s rights http://womennewsnetwork.net/2014/02/05/spains-new-abortion-law/