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Culture versus rights dualism: a myth or a reality?

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October 24, 2013

Culture versus rights dualism: a myth or a reality?

Women’s human rights discourse and movements have become entangled within a culture-versus-rights dualism. Yakin Ertürk argues that this is a false dualism which serves both private patriarchy and public patriarchy of neo-liberal globalisation

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Women’s human rights discourse and movements have become entangled within a culture-versus-rights dualism. Yakin Ertürk argues that this is a false dualism which serves both private patriarchy and public patriarchy of neo-liberal globalisation

Fear and fury: women and post-revolutionary violence

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October 24, 2013

Fear and fury: women and post-revolutionary violence

One of the unmistakeable notes of euphoria during the 'Arab spring' uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia came from women proclaiming that they finally felt safe in public spaces in societies where the record of sexual harassment and violence against women ordinarily leaves much to be desired.

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One of the unmistakeable notes of euphoria during the 'Arab spring' uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia came from women proclaiming that they finally felt safe in public spaces in societies where the record of sexual harassment and violence against women ordinarily leaves much to be desired.

ICT for Women’s Rights – APC looks at Beijing +15

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October 17, 2013

ICT for Women’s Rights – APC looks at Beijing +15

When the Beijing Platform came into being way back in 1995 activists in the women’s movement was only just learning about “new” technologies like email and websites – in fact APC‘s women’s programme took a forty-person team to Beijing and ga

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When the Beijing Platform came into being way back in 1995 activists in the women’s movement was only just learning about “new” technologies like email and websites – in fact APC‘s women’s programme took a forty-person team to Beijing and ga

ICTs and women's empowerment: some case studies from India

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October 17, 2013

ICTs and women's empowerment: some case studies from India

ICTs are emerging as a powerful tool for gender empowerment in a developing country like India. There has been a rapid growth in the ICT sector since the late 1980s and the use of ICT has dramatically expanded since the 1990s.
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ICTs are emerging as a powerful tool for gender empowerment in a developing country like India. There has been a rapid growth in the ICT sector since the late 1980s and the use of ICT has dramatically expanded since the 1990s.

Women empowerment and communication

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October 17, 2013

Women empowerment and communication

This paper explores the empowerment of women in the context of knowledge society is understood as building the ability and skills.

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This paper explores the empowerment of women in the context of knowledge society is understood as building the ability and skills.

Africa: Women in Africa - Leading the Way?

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October 11, 2013

Africa: Women in Africa - Leading the Way?

Historically, customs and traditional laws in Africa hindered women's access to education and development, while promoting, to a varying degree, a culture of male dominance across the continent.

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Historically, customs and traditional laws in Africa hindered women's access to education and development, while promoting, to a varying degree, a culture of male dominance across the continent.

Promoting women´s political representation overseas

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September 20, 2013

Promoting women´s political representation overseas

Women make up over half of the world’s population – but they hold only about one-fifth of the seats in national legislatures across the globe.
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Women make up over half of the world’s population – but they hold only about one-fifth of the seats in national legislatures across the globe.

The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India

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September 10, 2013

The Power of Political Voice: Women's Political Representation and Crime in India

Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women
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Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women
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