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Former first lady Laura Bush says women in Afghanistan are creating their own economic opportunities and that entrepreneurship will be highlighted at a conference this week at the George W. Bush Institute in Dallas.

Traditionally in Yemen, women are literally not allowed to raise their voices. Even calling out in the street to attract someone's attention is considered unacceptable.

But in recent weeks, many women in the country have discovered their voice as they joined in the revolution that has not only swept the country but the region as well.

Activists among Saudi Arabia's women, who can't drive or vote and need male approval to work and travel, are turning to the type of online organizing that helped topple Egypt's Hosni Mubarak to force change in a system they say treats them like children.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday hailed a draft Senate resolution backing the rights of women in the Arab world as the region is swept by political upheavals.

In order to improve and sustain programs for the rights and welfare of women in the province, there is a need to assess their status and further strengthen the Violence against Women and Children (VAWC) Task Forces, according to concerned representatives of government agencies here.

Economic disparities among haves and have-nots in Pakistan have made life challenging for men, however, their plight cannot be compared to that of women, who are still unaware and deprived of their fundamental rights.

Women lawmakers have expressed dissatisfaction over their limited role in the Constituent Assembly.

Speaking at a programme on ‘Women's role in the Constitution Assembly', Chitra Lekha Yadav, former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and treasurer of the Nepali Congress, said though the country needs women's participation, they were neglected in policy making roles.