World News
May 30, 2012
Libya: women find that revolution gives them chance to play role in society
Libyan men have had to reassess how they view the opposite sex since the start of the uprising, and when the dust settles the role of women in the north African country may well have changed for good.
May 30, 2012
South Asian women advance rights
DUBAI: Women are pushing forward on gaining more rights within their respective societies across the Islamic world, professor Amina Jamal of Ryerson University in Canada said at a seminar on Islam.
May 30, 2012
Liberia: Johnson-Sirleaf confident of winning new term
Liberia's Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf pledged on Tuesday to step up the fight against unemployment in her West African nation if re-elected later this year, saying in an interview she was confident of securing a second term.
May 30, 2012
Guatemala: Indigenous Women In Presidential Race
Two indigenous women are seeking to make history by reaching the two top jobs in politics: Nobel Peace laureate Rigoberta Menchú, presidential candidate of the left-leaning Frente Amplio coalition and lawyer Laura Reyes, vicepresidential candidate for the Compromise, Renovation and Order party,
May 30, 2012
Thailand: Thai women cheer first female prime minister
After six prime ministers in six years of sometimes bloody political upheaval, Thais might be excused for shrugging their shoulders about voting in number seven. But this time there's one big difference.
May 30, 2012
Sri Lanka: Tense atmosphere in Jaffna ahead of elections, women’s vote at risk
Someone threw pieces of dead dog into Tamil campaign offices. Intimidation of opposition candidates also, who have interrupted their campaigns. The Women's Political Academy demands investigation.
May 30, 2012
Russia: Do we need women in politics ?
Until recently, Russian legislators completely ignored the respective rights of women.