“It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the world and to think about how you can start to make a difference, even when you’re a kid.”
In the lead up to the 2007 national elections in Papua New Guinea, women's participation in electoral processes is st
Bad news for women: of the eight women running for mayor in Mozambique's municipal elections held on Nov.
On 22 November 2008, the United Nations Information Centre (UNIC) in Antananarivo, together with the UN Club and the
Only a handful of women are running in Mozambique's municipal elections scheduled for Nov. 19.
UNDP is targeting the National Parliament in Timor-Leste in a renewed bid to ensure that Asia's newest state is groun
The northern region of Diana is known for the beautiful beaches of the Nosy-Be district and the scent of fields of yl
The ink was barely dry on the power-sharing agreement signed by Zimbabwe's main political parties on Sep.
As a girl, Laura Pina was not expected to slave in the kitchen simply by virtue of her gender.
Nearly a third of candidates in Angola's upcoming parliamentary elections are female, thanks to a new quota imposed b
In a fraught coincidence, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be chairing a United Nations Security Council sess
Thanks to the efforts of Dr.
Ten-year conflict between armed Islamists and the civil army continue victimizing Algerian women in extreme ways.
In Mozambique NIMD supports a training project to encourage women to take an active role in politics.
Women in the Pacific continue to face adverse challenges despite national and regional commitments to addressing gend
Recognizing that change doesn't happen through ideas alone, AWID invited the 2005 Forum participants to submit grant
An interview with Suraiya Kamaruzzaman, a human rights activist and one of the founders of Flower Aceh, the first wom
In Algeria, women drive trains, hold positions as judges and make up the majority of students.