Eve Ensler's newest work, I Am an Emotional Creature: The Secret Life of Girls Around the World, was released in book form by Villard/Random House on February 9. Made up of original monologues about and for girls, the book aims to inspire girls to take agency over their minds, bodies, hearts and curiosities.

Military Moms, Iraq Veterans and Veteran Peace Activists Respond to the Iraq Withdrawal

Has the plight of Afghan women improved and what will happen when the US leaves? Video here.

There is something distinctly male in the aura around violence, mass bloodshed, guerrilla warfare and the long-drawn-out struggle for political ends. Perhaps they comprise an imaginary ‘informal sector' in traditional male bastions.

When the Taliban fell in 2001, my family and I were already settled in Pakistan after having fled our home country, Afghanistan, like so many others. The new political landscape born in 2001 brought newfound hope to Afghans, including my family. I remember the mounting enthusiasm for women's rights, which was shared by the international community and the Afghan government.

Shannon Galpin, of Summit County, is the first woman to ride a bicycle in Afghanistan since the Taliban rose to power.

It was the ride of her life.

“It's beautiful, especially in the north,” Galpin said. “It's rolling hills covered with flowers and majestic mountains.”

It seems a small thing, rolling through the countryside, but it might be one of history's most death-defying bike rides.

In the run-up to Tanzania's general elections 31 October, the United Nations Development Fund for Women, UNIFEM (part of UN Women), will conduct workshops throughout September for women candidates in seven electoral zones to strengthen their election strategies.

One of the unsung heroes of the suffrage movement was Jane Addams. Throughout her life, Addams struggled not only for women's rights, but also for labor and civil rights; free speech and world peace.

Date: 24 August 2010

Occasion: Young Women's Forum, World Youth Conference, León, Guanajuato, Mexico, 24 August 2010.

Distinguished members of the Presidium, colleagues and friends,

The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (SPC) hosted the 11th Triennial Conference of Pacific Women in Noumea, New Caledonia, from August 16 - 20, 2010. 22 countries of the Pacific participated and the theme of the conference was “Progress and prospects: National level implementation of the Pacific and Beijing Platforms for Action”.