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May 30, 2012
Guyana: A Guyanese female presidential candidate?

Presidential hopefuls for 2011 appear to be emerging in succession but there has been no talk of a woman candidate, in fact, there is no woman playing a key role in any of the major political parties.

May 30, 2012
USA: Pelosi: Don't Let GOP Turn Back Clock on Women

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is suggesting in a letter to Democratic women that if they don't donate and show up to vote in the midterm elections it could mean a rollback of women's rights.The letter includes a donation button that says "Don't Let the GOP Turn Back the Clock for Women," and reads i

May 30, 2012
Uganda: Women living with HIV demand their share in 2011 elections

Uganda has been applauded for its efforts in fighting HIV/AIDS but women living with HIV ‘(WLHA) do not agree with the entirety of this assertion. They have suffered all kinds of injustices and they look at 2011 as a prospect for change.

May 30, 2012
India: Women Leaders in India Conference and Awards provides platform for business women & political leaders to set trends

After the success of 1st Annual Women Leaders in India Conference and Awards, iGroup is gearing up for the 2nd Edition Women Leaders in India on the 9th and 10th December in Delhi, India..The two day conference is aimed at providing a platform for business women and political leaders to set trend

May 30, 2012
USA: Democrats Target Female Voters

The closing weeks of the midterm campaign have seen a furious uptick in personal, negative attacks in congressional races.

May 30, 2012
USA: Navajo poised to elect first woman as president

The Navajo Nation, the largest American Indian reservation in the US, is poised to elect its first woman president in an election tainted by allegations of dirty tricks.

May 30, 2012
Iran's women: a movement in transition

The women’s movement for gender equality in Iran has for thirty years been at the heart of wider political struggles in the Islamic Republic.

May 30, 2012
USA: Women fear economic issues most in this election

A Gallup survey released last month indicated that the top issues on the minds of Americans include the economy, jobs, “dissatisfaction” with government, the federal budget deficit, health care and immigration. Abortion didn’t even crack the top 10.It is true for women, as well.

May 30, 2012
Egypt: President Hosni Mubarak sets Egypt election date

President Hosni Mubarak has set 28 November as the date for Egypt's parliamentary elections, a decree cited by the state-run Mena news agency says.For the first time, 64 seats in the 518-member chamber have been created, which can only be contested by women.