Participation

Serbia, an aspiring European Union member, succeeded in increasing the percentage of women in its Parliament substantially within the last year. It is consequently ahead of the United States and many other developed countries and older democracies by several spots on a global female Parliamentarian leader list.

When Sevda Cibo returned to the Sarajevo suburb of Hadzici in March 1996 after spending most of the war as a refugee, she found her house in ruins with only a few walls still standing.

With a family to support and no other means of earning an income to rebuild her home, she began using one simple skill – knitting.

Côte d'Ivoire's political crisis in 2001 worsened the humanitarian situation in the country and gender-based violence (GBV) grew to affect 67% of women.

Peace Channel in collaboration with Development Association of Nagaland (DAN) conducted one-day seminar on peace building and conflict resolution at Tenephe Village Community Hall, on July 20.

The role of women in peacebuilding has long been underestimated in Somaliland. Since the country's collapse and the emergence of Somaliland, citizens have been plagued by protracted political insecurity and militarised violence.

Langiwe Joyce Mwale Ngoma, a recent Nonviolent Peaceforce Peacekeeper who served in South Sudan, was selected by Bryn Mawr University Women in Public Service Institute: Peacebuilding and Development from 500 applicants. Fifty-one women from 38 countries are participating in the Institute in Philadelphia. According to the Institute “They are diplomats, school teachers, parliamentarians, development practitioners, and journalists.

Despite constant dangers, Afghan women's poetry continues to flourish. One outlet for women's poetry is Mirman Baheer, Afghanistan's largest literary society for women. Mirman Baheer operates in Kabul with over 100 members. Its members are generally educated and employed; they are professors, parliamentarians, journalists, and scholars.

BRUSSELS, Kingdom of Belgium, July 23, 2013 – African Press Organization (APO) – The European Union has just endorsed an initiative worth 25 million euros to combat violence against women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Despite more than a decade of joint efforts from the international community and the Congolese Government, such violence remains commonplace.

The women (chicas) of Tacachico are leading the charge with five Salvadoran organizations to promote public policies that will build gender equality in the municipality. San Pablo Tacachico in La Libertad, is one of the four municipalities where SHARE partner UCRES strengthens community organizing.

With less than a year to prepare, Indonesian female candidates are gearing up for their 2014 general election campaigns. But if Indonesian women want to make a mark on national politics and achieve the gender equality they have been working toward, they need to put forward competent candidates with adequate track records who understand public policy.