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Gender Equality Archive
June 02, 2010
Rwanda has the most gender-equal parliament in the world
Trinidad and Tobago swears in first woman PM
Azerbaijan - Azerbaijani MPs meet PACE committee chief for gender equality
Let an Arab woman lead way at UN
Haiti - Empower women to speed recovery
Zimbabwe - The womens' movement
May 10, 2010
Zimbabwe - Ghana's Women MPs Want Closer Co-Operation With Counterparts
Israel - Implementing SCR 1325: lessons from Israel
India - Women Spreading Political Wings With Help of India's Quota System
Trinidad & Tobago - The female vote in the May 24 general elections
UK - Election results for women to celebrate ? and worry about
UK - Three Muslim women elected to UK parliament
Turkey - Turkish lawmakers pass constitutional amendments
April 26, 2010
Tanzania - Parties Must Empower Women to Contest Elections
Bulgaria - MEP Antoniya Parvanova: EC should be more exacting towards gender equality
Bahrain - UN agencies in bid to empower Bahrain women
Tonga - Tongan women?s advocate group says parliament changes will adversely affect women
South Africa - 40 years needed to achieve gender equality
Egypt - The untold story of women's rights in Egypt
April 12, 2010
India - Tea Pickers' Daughters Reap Gains in Indian State
Pakistan - Pakistan edges closer to banning domestic violence
Pakistan - Government committed to women empowerment: Fauzia Gilani
Malaysia - Group calls for gender responsive national budget
Ghana - Political parties should nominate women as running mates- NGO
Mozambique - Guebeza honored for championing women leadership
Sudan - Making Women?s Voices Heard in Sudan Elections
Egypt - Untold story of Egyptian women's rights
Yemen - At a Yemen bridal shower, the women let loose
March 29, 2010
West Africa - Sub-regional women parliamentarians launch association
Angola - Angola attends 122nd Inter-parliamentary Assembly
(Gender equality issues discussed)
Kenya - Wanted: More females in our Kenyan newsrooms
Tanzania - Talking Gender : A wake up call to female MPs
Iraq - Iraqi Parliamentary Election: women candidates made history
Yemen - Women rally in Yemen to ban child brides
Malaysia - JAG Wants MPs To Deliver Promises On Gender Equality
March 15, 2010
Afghanistan - Women?s rights trampled despite new law
Angola - Government committed to gender matters
Botswana - At the Coalface' of gender discrimination
Chile - In Chile, departing president Michelle Bachelet proved women can lead
India - India's upper house passes bill reserving a third of legislative seats for women
Kyrgyzstan - Do Central Asia's Gender Quotas Help Or Hurt Women?
Pakistan - Parliament should revise discriminatory laws, says Zardari
Tanzania - Talking Gender : A wake up call to female MPs
Black presidents and women MPs do not alone mean equality and justice
Push to close gender gaps 'slow'
The Nation: US Ranks 31 In The Global Gender Gap
March 01, 2010
Botswana - More women in politics for complete democracy-IDEA
Canada - Tories erode gender equality, women's groups say
Cambodia - Crusader Rowing Upstream in Cambodia
Egypt - Egypt wrangles over whether women should be judges
Engaging Philanthropy to Promote Gender Equality and Women?s Empowerment
European Parliament - Parliament reviews strategic goals of Beijing Platform for gender equality
Ghana - "I will ensure women are not marginalised"
India - Women?s groups hail clearance for quota bill
Netherlands/EU - Diapher Dads demand two weeks leave
Papua New Guineea - UNDP Head Helen Clark highlights importance of gender equality for Papua New Guinea to achieve MDGs
Solomon Islands - 18 Solomon Islanders get international accredited training to train on elections and gender
South Africa - When 'traditional values' are a stick to beat women
Swaziland - UNDP donates laptops to women Parliamentarians
Sweden slams forced maternity leave
Vietnam and Spain talk cooperation on gender equality
Zimbabwe - GPA principals to address gender disparities in the constitution process
February 15, 2010
Bolivia - Bolivia tackles gender equality in government
Bulgaria - Women?s Influence Grows in Bulgarian Public Life
Canada - NDP tell Harper: "Women and children first"
Costa Rica elects first woman president, inspiring the region
Ghana - Women Supporters congratulate new Sports Minister (and PGA Member)
Ghana - Women urged to take active part in district level elections
Ghana - Women Seek Space in Post Conflict Discourses
Kenya - Kenyan men fault women clauses in draft
Korea - Gender equality improving in Seoul
India - Lok Sabha Speaker for consensus on Women's Reservation Bill
Indonesia - Guest Speaker: Indonesian women still reluctant to enter politics
Indonesia - Women legislators eye role in global forums
Namibia - Ministry of gender equality and child welfare plans ahead
Rwanda - Minister Calls for Consolidation of Gender Gains
Rwanda - UN Boosts Gender Equality Programme
Senegal - West African collaboration for gender equality enhanced by new UN initiative
Switzerland - Women descend on parliament
Turkey - Turkish expert to bring gender dimension to anti-torture committee
Yemen - CDPF organizes workshop on women's access to Parliament
Zimbabwe - Zimbabwe women appeal to GPA principals
February 1, 2010
Afghanistan - Advancing the Rights of Women and Girls: Keys to a Better Future for Afghanistan (US State Dept)
Bahrain - Bahraini Women Test New Independence
Bolivia - Unprecedented Gender Parity in Cabinet
Bolivia - More Women in Parliament, With Their Own Agenda
Croatia - Conference on role of women in politics held in Zagreb
Georgia - Gender issues in Georgia analysed
South Africa enters top 10 as gender gap narrows
Uganda - Ministry tables gender Bill
Zimbabwe - Women hold talks on Constitution
January 18, 2010
Lebanon - Baroud to champion 30 percent women's quota in politics
Spain aims to boost gender equality
Latin America - Female legislators defend rights of indigenous women
Afghanistan - Amid setback, Afghan women face slow political climb
Kenya - Will the fair sex maintain its salvo in the House?
Mozambique - Mozambique's first woman speaker
Zimbabwe - Gender imbalance threatens constitutional process
Committee on elimination of discrimination against women holds informal meeting with non-governmental organizations
India - Deepening democracy by building gender equality
Ghana - WiLDAF urges political parties to adhere to gender equality
January 04, 2010
Kenya - Will the fair sex maintain its salvo in the House?
Tanzania - More Parliamentary Seats Will Strengthen Women's Social Status
Namibia - 'Bring more women to parliament' - by Toivo Ndjebela
Ghana - NPP must involve more women - Christine Churcher
Algeria - Algeria considers quotas to boost female political candidates
South Africa - SA: Activists call for urgent action on women
India - Govt ready to bring women's bill in budget session
India - Women and Democracy in India
Bahrain - Bahrain's women work to win more parliamentary seats
Iraq - Iraqi Women Taking Aim At Parliament Again
Yemen - Advocates Network promotes Yemeni women's access to parliament
Pakistan - Pakistani women lawmakers peace walk denounces terrorism
Afghanistan - A woman among warlords
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