Although guarantees exist on paper, non-compliance with the standards and principles of gender equality remain an obstacle for women in Republika Srpska, advocates say. In RS (Republika Srpska), experts say, the most common forms of discrimination against women are domestic violence, viola
While gender roles have changed since Cuba's 1959 revolution, inequalities persist among men and women in private life, and young people are both accepting that and breaking with it.
About a month after Egypt’s protests, hundreds of Egyptian women returned to Cairo’s Tahrir Square to rally for equal rights and an end to rampant sexual harassment. They were attacked by men shouting at them to go home where they belong, and at least 18 women were arrested.
Women in Bahrain have launched new initiatives to tackle sectarian tensions that emerged as the fallout of widespread unrest sweeping the country since Feb 14.
Tunisia's ruling that men and women must feature in equal numbers as candidates in July polls is an Arab world first that builds on this year's revolt and allays fears of conservative influence, observers say.
National Women’s Lobby Group (NWLG) has embarked on a training programme to make political women candidate’s credible leaders as they go into campaigns.
During the course of this election campaign, women's rights have been left out of the debate, but not off the front page.
Two weeks ago, a national audience watched four men debate the issues that they thought were important to the public -and women's issues weren't among them.
Ever greater numbers of Taiwanese and Chinese female politicians are making names for themselves in the political realm.