May 30, 2012
Costa Rica: Elects first female president
Mrs Chinchilla will become the first woman to lead her country after securing a clear victory in the presidential election.
World News
May 30, 2012
Bulgaria: Women’s Influence Grows in Bulgarian Public Life
Prime Minister Boiko M. Borisov of Bulgaria, a thick-necked former karate instructor, bodyguard and onetime fireman, may seem an unlikely feminist.
May 30, 2012
Haiti: Displaced Women Face Double Jeopardy
Women's rights and development activists working in Haiti say that greater attention must be paid to the immediate needs of women and girls, as well as their role in the long-term reconstruction of the devastated country.
May 30, 2012
Asia Pacific: Family Vaults Women to Leadership in Asia
More women have reached the pinnacle of power in Asia in recent years than in any other part of the world, and their example has shown that in general, women leaders can be hard to tell from men.Rather than earning their positions independently, almost every one of them has risen to power through
May 30, 2012
European Union: European women in power sign Cadiz declaration
After their meeting in Cadiz, organized by the Spanish Presidency of the European Union, the EU women ministers and political leaders have signed a joint document which is a statement of principles, objectives and termination of the current reality of the situation of women in public life.
May 30, 2012
The Americas: Women on the Rise in (South) American Politics
On the heels of Laura Chinchilla's victory in the Costa Rican presidential election and Evo Morales's appointing women to half of his cabinet positions, the Christian Science Monitor has picked up on an interesting trend in South America, increased female participation in the halls of power.
May 30, 2012
World: Creating Momentum for Women's Participation with Anne-Marie Goetz
Around the world, a number of countries are undergoing an extended process of democratic consolidation, in which legal systems are being amended to incorporate new constitutional rights and political systems are being tested for their capacity to tolerate opposition, says UNIFEM's chief advisor f
May 30, 2012
Indonesia: Officials, Academics Discuss Women's Role in Politics
After the 2009 elections the number of women legislators at the House of Representatives grew from 11.5 percent to 18 percent, but women are still underrepresented in politics.
May 30, 2012
Botswana: Councillors to incorporate gender issues into their daily activities
The gender and local government strategy workshop is meant to facilitate the government’s commitment to gender equality in daily business of councils, Selebi Phikwe Mayor, Lekang Mukokomani said in a workshop recently.