The passage of a standalone Law on Combating Trafficking in Persons marks a milestone in Mongolia’s anti-trafficking efforts, and signifies the culmination of more than three years of intense advocacy.
MOGADISHU, (IPS) – As Somalia’s transitional government and various stakeholders meet Wednesday to discuss the inclusion of the country’s clans in the new government, women politic
PANAJI: Women's empowerment may find priority in the manifestos and agendas of political parties, but with only 10 women in the fray for the March 3 assembly elections, social activists allege that political parties are only paying lip service to the cause.
For the first time in the history of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC), the number of women corporators is higher than men.
CAIRO — Bothaina Kamel is a novelty and a provocation in a single breath. The only woman running for Egypt’s presidency, she travels without an entourage, wears a bracelet that says “Make poverty history,” can outlast the most exasperating heckler in the crowd, and has no chance of winning.