International Women's Day is normally an occasion for politicians to issue lukewarm statements about equality, while rights activists struggle to rally support around issues such as citizenship, child-custody law and domestic abuse.But this year, women across the Middle East and North Africa are
Women under the auspices of Women in the New Nigeria Empowerment and Positive Change (WINN) yesterday requested Nigerian politicians to change their attitude and seek people's mandate with the hope of rendering selfless service to the citizenry.
Afghan women, the reluctant cause celebre of post-9/11 international politics, marked this year's International Women's Day in an atmosphere of uncertainty. There is international pressure to negotiate with the Taliban and to altogether abandon the pursuit of women's rights in Afghanistan.
Rural women deserve their fair share in decision-making on climate change policies due to their higher vulnerability to it as compared to their male counterparts.
A former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential aspirant Mrs. Sarah Jubril has faulted the Nigerian Women Trust Fund to be launched by the Federal Ministry of Women Affairs, saying it should have come earlier than now.
The National Women’s Organizer of the opposition New Patriotic Party (NPP), Otiko Afisah-Djaba is proposing that some funds in the national kitty be allocated for women participation in politics.
Jane Martinson reports from the Women in the World summit, where campaigners are drawing attention to the internet as a tool to aid women in the Middle East.
Egypt’s initial efforts to revamp its constitution are in danger of excluding protections for women who helped lead the country’s 18-day revolution, according to activists at the Women in the World conference in New York.“Legal guarantees are absolutely critical,” said Sussan Tahmasebi, who cofou
Women are being shut out of political life in the aftermath of democracy revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Friday.