Quietly and against the odds, women are stepping up the political ladder in Latin America, moving ahead of the United

Farima Samake, a widow living in the village of Gwelekoro in the south of Mali, regrets obeying her husband when he t

Sameena Imtiaz, a soft-spoken, educated Pakistani social worker, operates in the midst of U.S.

The Domestic Violence Bill was first introduced in Pakistan's National Assembly in 2006 by a woman member of the Paki

The French Embassy and the UNWOMEN Arab States Sub-Regional Office signed on Wednesday an agreement to combat violenc

Three Nepalese officials visited Kalinga to share their country's peace and security situation and its impact on wome

In "Distant View of a Minaret," the late and much-neglected Egyptian writer Alifa Rifaat begins her short s

Alaska Natives are lining up in opposition to Lower 48 tribes over the congressional reauthorization of the Violence

Increasing numbers of Malian women are being raped by Tuareg rebels and armed groups that have swept across the north

The South African Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has called for Southern A

Mali is suffering from a threefold crisis, encompassing security issues as well as humanitarian and political concern

It is a country that can seem inured to violence from sheer familiarity.

Members and officials of the Global Network of Women Peacebuilders - International Civil Society Action Network (GNWP

Today, a full-page advertisement supporting the New Israel Fund will appear in the New York Times.

Militarism, Violence and Conflict is one of the themes of the AWID Forum 2012 ↑ which opens tomorrow in Istanbul

A clean energy economy will generate new industries and jobs in manufacturing, construction, science and engineering,

This past March was designated women's month in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Women from across Zimbabwe have celebrated the launch of a strategic high-level women's coalition.