When people's persistent demands to be heard fall upon deaf ears, the resultant effect is usually emotional outburst mostly done in an environment in which they feel they can attract attention.

National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) has presented various skills training certificates to ninety (90) women.

The aforementioned women were among two hundred and ninety-six target beneficiaries for the project, who suffered sexual abuse and various other forms of violence during the civil conflict that ravaged Sierra Leone.

First guilt, then pain, then disgust. First tears, then sleeplessness, then defiance. This has been the inner turmoil of Aya Virginie Toure, principal organiser of a peaceful demonstration by 15,000 women that ended in unthinkable, horrifying carnage.

Women should have greater opportunities in decision-making processes to ensure the effectiveness of policy programs designed to help the poor — especially women and children — activists say.

Aceh Indonesian Women Coalition (KPI) representative Safwani said that pro-women policies could only be administered if relevant stakeholders participate with government initiatives at all levels, including the local ones.

South Americans celebrated International Women's Day on March 8, the holiday's 100th anniversary, with actions calling attention to the murders of women, along with other forms of violence against women and failures by the region's governments to provide security from these crimes.

Interlocutors for Jammu and Kashmir, currently holding a women's' conference in Srinagar to understand the viewpoint of half of state's population scattered in three regions, have decided to set up a virtual platform to help them interact frequently.

Gender based violence is among the most important social problems in Georgia. There have been lots of anti-violence campaigns carried out by both local and international organizations in recent years but the problem remains unchanged. On March 10, Anti-violence Network of Georgia supported by the Estonian Institute for Open Society Research stated that “every third woman is the victim of violence in Georgia".

The government of Indonesia on Monday announced it will soon implement the United Nations (UN) Security Council resolution 1325 on women, peace, and security, the country's Antara news agency reported.

The Mubarak government took some measures to include women in the political process and public life.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced a new partnership between the U.S. Department of State and five prestigious all-female colleges.