At a "Women's Choices, Women's Lives" conference on March 5, participants drew up a "wish-list" of 100 recommendations for gender equity in Singapore.
The revolutionary images broadcast around the world showed Egyptian women from all walks of life joining their male counterparts in the often dangerous rallies leading up the overthrow of Hosni Mubarak.
March 8, 2011, was the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day – a fitting time to review the status and roles of Egyptian women after the revolution that toppled Hosni Mubarak on February 11.
Lilia Ostapenko writes about the role of women in modern Ukrainian society.
Although the language of equal rights and equal citizenship has been inscribed in the constitutions of nearly all nations and guarantees of universal human rights lie at the heart of international conventions, women remain very far removed from political equality.
While the proportion of women in the post-communist world’s parliaments has been slowly rising, they remain woefully under-represented in high legislative positions and in government than in many Western European countries.
“Twenty per cent women parliamentarian can make a big difference if they take charge instead of serving only the party interests,” Justice Nasira Iqbal said on Thursday. She said there was a dire need to encourage women to stand up for their rights and fight for a better future.
The sudden change of the Egyptian media is worrying for all those who understand the moral responsibility of the press and the ethics it is supposed to adhere to and respect.
Fiji women need to be encouraged to take active roles in politics. There were comments made by audience members at a public debate on whether temporary special measures are needed to get women into parliament.