Can women wage war?
By Ashwath Komath, It is a very common stereotype in the world, especially in politics, that women cannot be strong and cannot handle ministries of defence or foreign affairs because at times
East Asia and the Pacific
October 26, 2014
Women in high office: Indonesia 8, Australia 1
Indonesia’s new president Joko Widodo has appointed eight women to his cabinet, vastly outdoing the Australian government when it comes to female representation.
Ray of hope for women in Indian politics
By Aarushi Koundal, India being the largest democracy of the world went through one of its most talked about elections few months back. The country saw the downfall of the incumbents from the political arena. Proving all the political priests wrong, Bhartiya Janta Party of the NDA achieved an absolute majority.
Women's political participation in Pakistan
By Noran Elashi
Women’s political participation and protection of women’s rights has always been a challenge in the Developing countries. Despite the fact that Pakistan is a developing country with a developing economy yet women have actively been attempting to take part in government, and development of female-oriented civil society.
Women's political participation in Pakistan
By Noran Elashi
Ray of hope for women in Indian politics
By Aarushi Koundal, India being the largest democracy of the world went through one of its most talked about elections few months back. The country saw the downfall of the incumbents from the political arena.
Saniya Naz Baloch
Member of the Sindh Provincial Assembly
Kirthi Jayakumar
Lawyer, specialized in Public International Law and Human Rights and founder of the Red Elephant Foundation for women's rights