Women's organizations have called for gender equality education for all in society starting from the top levels, including the president and the prime minister, and down to the bottom, including private citizens, police officers, judges and prosecutors in the wake of a landmark European Court of
The Empowerment of Female Heads of Households Program (Pekka) initiated by the National Commission on Violence against Women (Komnas Perempuan) in 2000 is a response to requests from widows living in conflict situations across Indonesia.
A United Nations envoy on Monday urged the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo to empower women politically and socially to help them fight the high rate of sexual crime in the country.
Egypt's parliament has passed a law allocating a quota of 64 seats in the lower house to women, in what a minister said on Monday was aimed at promoting their role in society.
The meeting, "Towards a Political Agenda for Gender Equality in Latin America and the Caribbean", was organised by the Spanish Agency for International Development Cooperation (AECID) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), with support from the United Nations Development Fund for Wo
Women rights campaigners and political activists have said women politicians in Nepal suffer from violence of one form or the other.
Women, regarded as second-class citizens in Iran, have been noticeably front and center of the massive demonstrations that have unfolded since the presidential election a week ago.
The Women Parliamentarians Caucus (WPC) in a meeting held on Thursday decided to adopt one internally displaced persons (IDPs) camp for the relief and rehabilitation activities.
Labour State Minister Emmanuel Otaala on Friday clashed with legislators over accusations that the government was trying to hijack a private members' Bill which seeks to outlaw female genital mutilation.