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Kyrgyzstan: Feminism and women’s movement

Tuesday, November 27th, 2007 @ 14:32 UTC

by Adil Nurmakov

Countries:: Kyrgyzstan
Topics:: Gender

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Kirgisien: Feminismus und die Frauenbewegung [Linktipp]...

Genderstan observes the activity of women’s organizations in Kyrgyzstan, listing the ideological goals of women’s movement and saying that they usually have clearly defined clients and goals.

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