Speaking at the Arab International Women's Forum (AIWF) in Dubai, professor Aicha Belarbi told delegates that due to this Arab nations continue to lag behind the rest of the world in terms of female representation in the workforce and government.
Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has been sworn in as president of Argentina, six weeks after her convincing win in October's election.
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The International Rescue Committee (IRC) Monday dedicated a building comprising two rooms and a hall for the Women Action Group (WAG) of Slipway in Monrovia. The estimate cost of the women center is put at US$9,000.
The Forum 50 % civic group promoting women’s participation in public life and politics has launched a new online learning project entitled “Otevrena Univerzita” or “Open University”.
Non-Muslim destitute women are the most oppressed citizens in Pakistan, said Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) director IA Rehman while chairing a meeting with women politicians on Wednesday.
President Paul Kagame has said that for a country to exclude women, who form a big percentage of nations' populations, is shortsightedness and a waste of human resource.
At first glance, Argentina looks almost like a matriarchy. Not only is Cristina Fernández the first woman to be elected as its president, but her nearest challenger in October's election was another woman, Elisa Carrió.
The Club of Madrid in Spain in partnership with Campaign for Good Governance under an initiative called African Women Leaders Project (AWLP) are presently in Freetown to implement a programmes to strengthen democracy through Women's empowerment.
Many have often wondered why despite educational campaigns urging women to get actively involved in politics, they shy away from contesting the Presidency. None of the major Political parties contesting the 2008 general elections has had a women filing for the Presidency.