There has been a lot of public outcry over corruption in Uganda and Africa as a continent.

GUATEMALA CITY, Dec 27, 2010 (IPS) - Guatemala, it seems, is trying out a new image.

Female MPs, both religious and secular, have slammed the under-representation of women in Iraqi institutions, especia

The new Iraqi government, which received a vote of confidence from parliament on Tuesday, is almost exclusively male,

While some countries like Liberia can boast that they have a female President, Kenya is still grappling with allowing

Only a short time ago, commerce in Algeria was an almost exclusively male activity.

The Institute of Democratic Governance (IDEG), has stepped up efforts at promoting increased women participation in t

What's the ugliest side of Islam?

Women from the Great Lakes region on Wednesday held a peaceful walk in the Democratic Republic of Congo condemning th

About 30 Sudanese women have been arrested for holding a protest march over a video which allegedly shows a policeman

Unnoticed by many, Kazakhstan now ranks ahead of some of its EU partners according to the World Economic Forum's Glob

Good gender representation in the Namibian Defence Force (NDF) offers opportunity to women to empower themselves thro

The International Criminal Court, the first permanent tribunal set up to prosecute individuals for genocide, war crim

Geleb — Parents in Aibaba administrative area, Geleb sub-zone, were called up on to enhance contribution in pro

On Thursday, Samoud Dhamiri al-Yameen was sworn in as the first female magistrate on the Islamic Judicial Council of

On November 1, 2010, Dilma Rosseau was elected President of Brazil.

South Africa has a balance of men and women in Parliament that would rival Nordic countries, which lead the way regar

Sixteen years after Burma's military regime reached a ceasefire deal with the country's second largest rebel group, t

Vietnam is evaluated as the best performer in Southeast Asia in terms of eradicating gender gap over the past 20 year

Women are still “mainly construed as clichés of sexual attraction to be shown on television,” Info

President of the 50/50 Group of Sierra Leone Tuesday said they are currently in the process of building the first Gen

A top Saudi cleric challenged a ban on women driving on Tuesday, saying women should be allowed more social participa

October 2010 marked the 10th anniversary of United Nations Security Council Resolution 1325, which calls for women to