World News
May 30, 2012
Nigeria: Still On Women's Participation in Politics
Women issues are topical and the problems associated with them have generated much interest the world over.
May 30, 2012
Myanmar: Activists Hold Little Hope for 2010 Elections in Burma
Burma is now preparing for elections at the state, regional and national level. But the country's much-criticized election laws prompted the main opposition party to opt out, leaving many activists disheartened and disgruntled.
May 30, 2012
Haiti: Broadcasting Women's Voices in Haiti's Reconstruction - Women's Community Radio
Haitian women have been increasingly vocal and active in social, political, and economic issues since the fall of the Duvalier dictatorship in 1986.
May 30, 2012
Ireland: Ireland has made no progress over women's role in politics
IRELAND HAS made no measurable progress in relation to women’s participation in political life in the last 15 years, Minister of State for Equality Mary White said.
May 30, 2012
USA: Secretary Clinton Announces the "Secretary's Innovation Award for Women's and Girls' Empowerment"
Secretary Clinton announced the launch of the “Secretary’s Innovation Award for Women’s and Girls’ Empowerment” this morning during remarks at the Summit on Entrepreneurship.
May 30, 2012
UK: Women have gone missing, and new sexists are dusting off old theories
Where are the women? Over the last few days, we have heard a number of voices wondering where they have all gone. Yesterday morning on the Today programme, Anne McElvoy asked why it is so hard to imagine another woman becoming prime minister.
May 30, 2012
Philippines: Women's group to hold election-themed fashion show
A women’s rights group is set to take its election awareness campaign to a new level: by holding a fashion show.
May 30, 2012
Cuba: More than 8.2 Million Cubans Vote in Municipal Elections
A total of 8 million 205,994 Cubans - 94.69 of voters -went to the polls on Sunday, according to the official report given by the president of the National Electoral Commission (CEN), Ana Maria Mari.