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.
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.