October 21, 2015
Women for Change: Two projects in favor of women in South of the Mediterranean win
The Women for Change award is a joi
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July 31, 2015
New Blog Post on Women Leaders: Number has grown, but they are still a small group
A new blog post on the state of women’s leaders published by the Pew Research Center – a fact tank that informs the public about the issues, attitudes and trends shaping America and the world – compliments the statistics captured in the
April 11, 2015
Hillary Clinton Announces 2016 Presidential Bid
Ending two years of speculation and coy denials, Hillary Rodham Clinton
March 30, 2015
The (slow) rise of women-oriented political parties
Since 2001, at least 14 political parties with a women-oriented political agenda have emerged across India, according to an analysis of an official
March 24, 2015
Kurdish women’s movement reshapes Turkish politics
The People’s Democracy Party (HDP) has co-chairs for all representative levels. A female and male official share the responsibility.
March 24, 2015
You Can Thank the Feminist Movement for Being a Historic Pillar of America's Peace Movement
My grandmother, Lola Maverick Lloyd, was among 47 American feminists who sailed to the Netherlands in April of 1915 in hopes of stopping World War One. She and her peers were answering the call of a Dutch physician, Aletta Jacobs, who pleaded with them to come join women from both sides of
March 23, 2015
The UK has a lot to learn about gender equality from countries like Rwanda
What do Rwanda, Senegal, Seychelles and South Africa have in common?
March 19, 2015
Why has Dilma Rousseff promoted so few women?
Brazil’s President Dilma Rousseff will soon submit nominations for senior positions to the Congress for approval. Positions up for nomination include directors at the Brazilian Central Bank (BCB) and a judge on the Brazilian Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal – STF).