n keynote remarks to a group of women leaders, Organization of American States (OAS) Secretary General José Miguel Insulza highlighted persistent problems of violence against women as well as poverty and discrimination.
THE Organisation of American States’ (OAS) sponsoring of the multi-national project - “Promoting the participation of women in politics for good governance and democracy” - is further demonstrating its commitment to helping systematically remove the barriers to political power in countries across
On the heels of Laura Chinchilla's victory in the Costa Rican presidential election and Evo Morales's appointing women to half of his cabinet positions, the Christian Science Monitor has picked up on an interesting trend in South America, increased female participation in the halls of power.
In a country where machismo is still the rule, Sandra Torres doesn't cut the demure figure of past first ladies. She doesn't host social events or boost charities.
On Oct. 3 Brazil could become the third country in the subregion to elect a woman president within the space of just a few years.
Hundred years have passed since the initiative to highlight the achievements of women in the world was launched. And yet in the 21st century we are still witnessing many social, legal and physical constraints for women to use their potential and to exercise their rights.
With President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner’s win in Sunday’s Argentine’s election all but assured and a woman leading the largest country in Latin America, it might appear that the political glass ceiling in the hemisphere has finally been cracked.
8 March 2012 - Women in Latin America continue to make political gains but they are still far from reaching parity with men in terms of political representation, according to Internation
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