Women's representation in Latvian politics is far less than their 54 percent share of the population would demand. However, those close to power disagree on how to redress things, as Philip Birzulis reports.Kristiana Libane's success in Latvian politics is an uncommon story. At age 27, she is already the parliamentary leader of the Latvia's Way faction, but there are just seven other women in the 100 member legislature.Five years ago she was one of the founding members of her party, and Libane said that back then, the lack of experienced politicians made it easier to get ahead, "even for a ...
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