Popular television actress Vani Tripathi has taken to politics seriously and has become the national secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth wing. The TV star believes she had the 'courage' to join the political system instead of just being a critic.
President Nicolas Sarkozy's new government lineup gives a fresh nod to France's ethnic diversity, with a militant Muslim feminist and a young woman of Senegalese origin taking junior minister posts.
The Mozambican Interior Ministry is to have a "Green Line" installed in all police stations across the country by the end of this year to receive denounciations of violence against women and children.The work to install such free phone lines is at an advanced stage.
Iraqi Kurdistan's parliament is challenging social and religious tradition by considering legislation that would officially ban polygamy in this northern region, in a move that has divided some Kurdish political leaders and women's groups.
Informal economy negatively affects the participation of women in labor force. 66 percent of women work unregistered, stated Nimet Çubukçu, State Minister for Women and Family Affairs yesterday in Istanbul
The higher a woman rises on the political ladder, the more challenging her domestic relationship becomes. It takes great effort to balance politics and family.
A Tunisian magistrate, Mrs. Monia Ammar, was elected as member of the under-commission of Human Rights as part of the League of Arab States.
The National Legislative Assembly of Thailand approved a new law last week that criminalizes marital rape. Previously, rape law could not be used to prosecute a husband who forced sex on his wife.
Increasing the number of qualified male trainers in gender training for security personnel is one of the key conclusions of an online expert-group discussion hosted by the United Nations International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women (UN-INSTRAW) and its partners in Sa