Skip to main content

Role of women in society

October 21, 2013
More women governors expected after 2014, USA

Thirty-six states will hold governor’s elections next year, and Democrats have top female recruits in at least five states who are poised to be their party’s nominee and competitive in the general election.

October 21, 2013
Fiji’s National Council of Women wants more women in politics

The National Council of Women in Fiji is embarking on a project that aims to increase the representation of women in politics in the lead-up to the elections promised for next year.

October 20, 2013
Women's Empowerment Builds International Peace and Security, by Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka

When war erupts, women are often the first to experience the harsh brutality and the last to be called to the peace table. A resolution adopted today by the UN Security Council moves us one step closer to the full participation of women as leaders for peace and security. 

October 20, 2013
Trailblazing women talk politics, USA

Due to the government shutdown and debt ceiling debate, Americans have paid particularly close attention to Congress and its members. This new attentiveness to the legislative branch has raised a valid observation: most members of Congress are men. That is why on Wednesday, Oct.

October 20, 2013
Zimbabwe: Youth in Politics - Zimbabwe's Youngest Female Parliamentarian

No less than 35 percent of the newly elected MPs in Zimbabwe are women, thanks to a special electoral quota system to increase women's representation in Parliament. At age 29, Tionei Melody Dziva is the youngest of them.

October 19, 2013
Wynne to women’s summit: no barriers to becoming Canada's premier, except poverty

As Ontario's first female and first lesbian premier, Kathleen Wynne was an obvious choice for keynote speaker at the Leadership Summit for Women.

October 19, 2013
Meet the Haredi feminist fighting for a political voice, Israel

Ruth Colian was that close to becoming the first ultra-Orthodox woman to run for Petah Tikva city council in Tuesday’s municipal election.

October 18, 2013
Minnesota Capitol: Women have proved they can win the race if persuaded to run, USA

Four decades after the election that shattered the glass ceiling for women in the Minnesota Legislature, gender equality is still elusive at the state Capitol.

October 18, 2013
Women seek chance to lead New York cities, USA

In a state infamously governed by “three men in a room,” three women want to take the helm of upstate cities.