1.0 link 147833 <![CDATA[Looking to Rwanda for Lessons on Gender Equality]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/andrea-friedman/looking-to-rwanda-for-les_b_147833.html Out of the devastation of violent conflict comes the opportunity to do things differently. Women in conflict are breaking new ground and demanding their countries build a new inclusive kind of democracy. This posting is the first in a series on how women are redefining democracy and governance around the globe. It discusses gender-based quotas and the successes of women in Rwanda, which in 2008 became the first country with a majority of women in the legislature.

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