http://www.propeace.net/node/954 Comments for "Women make political gains in 2005" en http://www.propeace.net/node/954 <p><strong>Associated Press<br /> <em>By Robin Hindery</em></strong></p> <p>[<a target="propeacelinks" href="http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=1464843">link</a>] - The world witnessed a number of major political achievements for women in 2005, from the election of Africa's first female president to the first polls in Saudi Arabia to include women.</p> <p>Iraq and Afghanistan saw women come out in large numbers to vote and run for positions in their countries' first permanent postwar legislatures, while Liberia and Germany both voted a woman to the top political office for the first time.</p> http://www.propeace.net/node/954#comments politics Thu, 05 Jan 2006 20:10:35 -0500 Jason White 954 at http://www.propeace.net