8 Mar 2012 - Ugandan women have steadily come of age, claiming a comfortable place at the high tables of governance, politics, business, sport and even the spiritual arena. New Vision explores a list of 50 such women, in no particular order.
07 Mar 2012 - Freetown, Sierra Leone – Survivors of sex- and gender-based violence in Sierra Leone are having their day in court, as the judiciary now sits on Saturdays in a critical first step towards clearing an estimated 700-case backlog.
The draft electoral rolls of 2012 indicated a fall in the numbers of registered female voters, said the Pattan Development Organisation report on Thursday.
Altaf Hussain promised on Thursday that if the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) came into power it would legislate to award exemplary punishments to those who committed inhuman acts against women.
As the country celebrates Women's Day on Thursday, data on parliaments across the world reveal that India, the largest democracy, lags much behind other countries including its neighbours such as Pakistan, Bangladesh and Nepal when it comes to women's participation in politics.
12 Mar 2012 - Activists have said it over and over again that it is not easy being a woman in Africa and from the input at last week's gender week held in Arusha, th
12 Mar 2012 - women who have played an instrumental role in national development and who have contributed to gender mainstreaming were on Thursday recognised by the Bureau of Women's Affairs as part of cel