through her leadership, unifem assisted over 100 countries in the formulation and implementation of legislation and policies that promote women's security and rights. this resulted in the removal of discriminatory practices, changes in inheritance laws for women, better working conditions for migrant workers, full participation for women in several peace negotiations and electoral processes including in liberia, rwanda, burundi, the democratic republic of congo, south sudan, and timor-leste, and the inclusion of women as full citizens in the constitution of afghanistan.