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		<title>Working 9 to 5&#8230;</title>
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			To be a working mother or not to be?

  
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		<title>Women outnumber men in the new Spanish cabinet</title>
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			Spain&#8217;s Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero was sworn in for a second term and unveiled his new cabinet, where for the first time women outnumber men. 
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		<title>Proud to be veiled!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Mar 2008 00:33:24 +0000</pubDate>
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			A new blog was created with the name of &#8220;Proud to wear hijab (veil)&#8221;
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		<title>After a century, a woman at the wheel of Italy’s Confidustria</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Mar 2008 18:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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			The “steel” lady of Italy, Emma Marcegaglia, was named the head of Italy’s Confidustria National Employers’ association in a major first for her country’s male – dominated business elite. The new president received standing ovation from her peers and a large bouquet of red roses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Femmes à vélo</title>
		<link>http://news-lab.net/blog/2008/03/12/femmes-a-velo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Mar 2008 13:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
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			Une femme à bicyclette ? Quoi de plus normal ! Détrompez-vous ! Dans de nombreux pays celles qui s’aventurent à pédaler risquent au mieux les critiques et au pire la lapidation.A ce sujet je vous invite à consulter l’article suivant
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		<title>Women are excluded from the EU top jobs</title>
		<link>http://news-lab.net/blog/2008/03/07/women-are-excluded-from-the-eu-top-jobs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 07 Mar 2008 17:52:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MP (Athens, Greece)</dc:creator>
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			On the eve of International women’s Day, Commission Vice President Margot Wallstroem discloses that only men have been put forward for top positions in the European Union.
&#8220;Not a single woman&#8217;s name has been mentioned. What we hear is that a discussion took place somewhere and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>It is still a man&#8217;s&#8230;parliament</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 06 Mar 2008 09:55:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MP (Athens, Greece)</dc:creator>
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			In the centre-right government of Greek prime minister Costas Karamanlis, there are only 3 women ministers, but they hold some of the most important government portfolios. Dora Bakoyannis for example is the first woman Foreign Minister of Greece. The other two prominent women are in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Again about the veil in Cairo&#8230;</title>
		<link>http://news-lab.net/blog/2008/01/10/again-about-the-veil-in-cairo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2008 18:22:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>CP (Roma, Italia)</dc:creator>
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			I just happen to read on the Italian Press Agency ANSA and translate part of the article for you in English.I would like to know from our Egyptian friends if they can investigate how much truth there is in it.
(Apologies for the English)
IT MAKES DISCUSS [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Women disrespect men-only enclave!</title>
		<link>http://news-lab.net/blog/2008/01/09/greek-women-enter-male-only-mount-athos-community/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:40:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>AP (Lisboa, Portugal)</dc:creator>
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			One of the most interesting stories of the day. It´s not about Bush´s visit to Middle East, nor the comeback of Hillary Clinton in New Hampshire primary elections. It tells the story of a protest over disputed land in Halkidiki province, in Greece, during which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cet autre visage du voile.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Jan 2008 20:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SM (Cairo, Egypt)</dc:creator>
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Nora Hassan et Nessma Herki, deux jeunes égyptiennes âgées respectivement de 26 et 23 ans, portent fièrement leur voile. Un voile qui les encourage à contribuer positivement dans leur société en lançant leur projet culturel « Zen ».
Reportage.
Il est 11 heures du matin, il fait [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Femmes divorcées, la bataille continue.</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Dec 2007 13:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SM (Cairo, Egypt)</dc:creator>
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			D&#8217;après les chiffres de l&#8217;Organisme central de mobilisation et des statistiques, l&#8217;Egypte compte 3 millions de femmes divorcées. Les statistiques de mai 2005, montrent que le taux de divorce a atteint 33%. Malgré ce taux élevé, la société égyptienne n&#8217;a pas changé de regard sur [...]]]></description>
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