Muslim women in Thailand's insurgency-plagued southern region face problems of discrimination under state and religious law, as well as cultural norms, that are exceedingly difficult to address, a prominent human rights activist told TrustLaw.
Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said the government is determined to implement Shaheed Benazir Bhutto's vision regarding women empowerment.
The Government of Vietnam is resolved to complete laws and policies on gender equality and implement programmes and projects on promoting gender equality and women's progress, said a senior official. Addressing a forum on gender equality held in Hanoi on March 9, Deputy Minister of Labour,
Women have gradually been elected to local governments in the Asia-Pacific area but they have yet to be installed as leaders in South East Asia, a joint report released on the eve of the 100th commemoration of International Women's Days states.
The uprisings sweeping the Arab world haven't only toppled dictatorships. Gone, too, are the old stereotypes of Arab women as passive, voiceless victims.
There is a street in downtown Cairo, and it has long been infamous as property of the Egyptian males who often engage in heinous acts against women there. But perhaps all this is changing; perhaps, in the face of revolution, women are claiming what should be rightfully theirs: a voice.
The demand for 33% reservation in the Parliament and assembly has motivated more women to ask for tickets in the upcoming April 13 assembly elections in Tamil Nadu but the list of selected candidates shows that politics in this region is still dominated by men.
There is a need to formulate a national media policy that could bring about a positive change in society and highlight the reality of the women's vital role in building the nation, said Sindh Women's Development Minister Tauqeer Fatima Bhutto.
Prime Minister Julia Gillard has declared that marriage rights for same-sex couples are imcompatible with Australian culture and heritage one day after hundreds demanded their rights in Sydney and Brisbane.