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.
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.
A women’s rights group is set to take its election awareness campaign to a new level: by holding a fashion show.
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.
The political situation in Madagascar is far from improving, after several unsuccessful attempts from national, regional and international mediators to resolve the political crisis during more than a year.
When Nick Clegg was asked last week to name his Fantasy Cabinet – in the event of a seismic explosion propelling him to Downing Street – he reeled off the names of some old favourites such as Paddy Ashdown, Chris Patten and even Labour's Andrew Adonis.
The only women to have played prominent roles in the four-week campaign have been the wives of the three main party leaders, but the attention paid to their hairstyles and clothes has not been matched by high-profile contributions from female MPs.
When the new cabinet of the Kurdistan Regional Government, KRG, was announced late last year, activist Khana Rahim had her pen ready to note how many of the new ministers would be women.
Two Women's Council of Brunei Darussalam members have suggested forming a caucus group to further promote women's rights in the Sultanate.