Women, Policy and Political Leadership Regional Perspectives in Today's World Women, Policy and Political Leadership Regional Perspectives in Today’s World © 2015 individual works, the authors Editors: Dr. Wilhelm Hofmeister Megha Sarmah Dilpreet Kaur Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung 34/36 Bukit Pasoh Road Singapore 089848 Tel: (65) 6227-2001 Tel: (65) 6227-8343 Email:
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