The road to women’s participation in politics has indeed been rocky. Even in the United States, a country dedicated to equal rights and the dignity of its people, women had to fight to get the right to vote.
International, national, state and local female politicians can all feel the uncomfortable preference toward men in politics.
Chancellor Angela Merkel won a second term in office on Sunday, telling Germans: "I'm very happy tonight." Born Angela Kasner in Hamburg in 1954, she moved with her family to East Germany when she was only a toddler after her father, a Protestant pastor, was offered a job in the state of Brandenb
US secretary of state Hillary Clinton on Wednesday hailed Indian women peacekeepers' role in preventing violence against womenand girls in Liberia, saying they have set an example that must be emulated in UN peacekeeping missions across the world."I recently met with an all women police unit from
A call has gone to the government to review and implement existing affirmative action measures for women.Gender advocates have asked that government and its agencies, political parties and relevant public and private institutions should take actions that ensure and assure their active commitment
Japan's new government boasts a record number of women, including two cabinet ministers, slightly shifting the gender balance in a country with historically low female representation in politics.The election victory of the centre-left Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) altered the demographic map of
When Kusum Lata, 40, decided to run for election in her village, she felt frightened. "I was extremely nervous as everything was new to me," says the mother of four.
To most Afghans, the face of Farida Tarana, 27, evokes her tumultuous 2006 ascent to the No. 8 position on the widely watched local version of American Idol.
Globally, women are poorer than men. As the main caregivers of children, poverty hits them the hardest of all. For women living in extreme poverty, every day is a struggle to survive.