World News
March 22, 2013
Women voted 75 years before they were legally allowed to in 1918, UK
A new document has surfaced which shows British women, of all classes, voting in 1843, some 75 years before they received the parliamentary franchise in 1918. History professor, Sarah Richardson, explains what this discovery means and how it was possible.
March 20, 2013
Chile's Bachelet leaves U.N. post amid presidential comeback calls
Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet announced on Friday she would step down from a key U.N. post amid high expectations that the popular politician would campaign again for the top job in her homeland at a November election.
March 20, 2013
Women start political party based on Facebook comment, Japan
Two Japanese women started “All-Japan Obachan Party”, a political party that aims to balance the gender gap and to increase
March 20, 2013
Author explores the obstacles for women in politics, USA
For Covington’s first female mayor, one perk is serving as a role model to young girls in a state the Center for American Women and Politics ranks 38th in the nation for women in elective office.
March 20, 2013
The Party Where Being a Woman Is Political - By Choice, UK
It's a great time for women, isn't it?
March 19, 2013
Esuene: Nigeria Ranks Too Low in Women Representation in Parliament
Senator Helen Esuene was Minister of State for Health and later Minister of Environment in the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo.
March 19, 2013
Rape in DR Congo: A 'weapon of war'
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been dubbed the rape capital of the world.
The United Nations says more than 200,000 people have been raped in the country since 1998. And now the UN has issued an ultimatum to two army battallions accused of mass rape.
March 18, 2013
Activists welcome hard-fought UN agreement on women's rights
UN officials and activists expressed relief and delight over news that an agreement had been reached at this year's Commission on the Status of Women (CSW).