May 30, 2012
Chile: Setting quotas in Chile for women in politics
Only 15 percent of elected officials in Chile are women, the lowest in Latin America.
World News
May 30, 2012
Nigeria: women on the outskirts of politics
This year’s election in Nigeria saw some important gains in women’s political participation. President Goodluck Jonathon appointed 33% of cabinet positions to women (up from 10% in the last government), including the ministerial portfolios of finance and education.
May 30, 2012
Turkey: Women's 77-year struggle for political equality drags on
Turkey may have progressively granted women the right to vote in 1934, but 77 years later women still struggle for gender equality in politics.
May 30, 2012
India: Quotas for women in local politics brings surge in documented crimes against women
An increase in female representation in local politics has caused a significant rise in documented crimes against women in India, new research has found.
May 30, 2012
USA: Hillary Clinton says Egypt is failing its women
In unusually strong language, the US secretary of state accused Egypt's new leaders of mistreatment of women both on the street and in politics since the street revolt nearly a year ago that overthrew leader Hosni Mubarak.
May 30, 2012
Malawi: Women’s education – The path to the Presidency
On an elegant veranda adorned with a red carpet, Malawi’s Vice President Joyce Banda recalls how her childhood friend Chrissie Mtokoma was always top of their class and how she struggled to beat her.
May 30, 2012
Asia: women shine in politics
India's Indira Gandhi, Sri Lanka's Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Pakistan's Benazir Bhutto, Bangladesh's Shaikh Hasina, Philippines' Corazon Aquino and Indonesia's Megawati Sukarnoputri — these women leaders dominated South and South East Asia for much of the past four decades.
May 30, 2012
Egypt: 10,000 women march against military violence and rule
Prompted by the image of three soldiers stripping a female protester naked and violently assaulting her, thousands of women marched on Tuesday from Cairo’s Tahrir Square to the nearby Press Syndicate chanting, “Egyptian women are a red line
May 30, 2012
Bahrain: Women Take Pride in Vital Protest Role
Women in Bahrain are known to play more of a role in public life than in most neighboring countries. They drive, vote, and some are active in politics.