On Tuesday, United States Senator Dick Durbin chaired the first-ever Congressional hearing on the use of rape as a weapon of war. The Subcommittee on Human Rights and Law discussed the need to hold perpetrators accountable for sexual violence against
Eleanor Janet "Jan" Welch, 69, a lifelong National Organization for Women (NOW) and Feminist Majority activist, died at her home in Alexandria, Virginia, on March 31 of complications related to pancreatic cancer.In the early 1970's, Welch was chapter president of
An anti-abortion group filed enough signatures on Monday to include the anti-abortion ban on the November 2008 South Dakota state ballot. The ballot initiative would ban almost all abortions, but includes exceptions in the case of rape or incest or
Competition for water and pastureland is a long-time source of conflict in Kenya¹s semi-arid northwest. But this Friday (April 4) Kenyan officials, non-governmental agency representatives and residents of remote Akiriamet village in the country's West Pokot district will celebrate a
The Association's primary focus is women, and it uses the media as a tool to advance issues that affect them. The Association recognizes that gender inequality and inequity undermines the effectiveness of development. It also recognizes that media is a
The long, eagerly awaited state opening of the National Assembly for the legislative year 2008 is now history. The marathon speech of the Chief Executive Officer of the Gambian constitution was pretty much enthralling in that, indeed, as expected, it
The Vice President, Aja Dr Isatou Njie Saidy, on Tuesday 1 April, on behalf of the First Lady of the Gambia, Madam Zainab Yahya Jammeh, presided over the opening ceremony of an international conference on the vision 2010 First Ladies
AKIKO Sato, a Japanese volunteer, was on a tour of Kamuzinda village in Masaka district last year when an elderly woman stopped her. "Good evening Madam, we have a variety of handicrafts, do you want to buy some?" the 40-year-old
UN Deputy Envoy, Ms. Henrietta Mensa-Bonsu, has highlighted the serious and harmful consequences of rape in Liberia as she launched a regional Anti-Rape Campaign in southeastern Grand Gedeh County, close to Liberia's border with Cote d'Iviore.
AKIKO Sato, a Japanese volunteer, was on a tour of Kamuzinda village in Masaka district last year when an elderly woman stopped her. "Good evening Madam, we have a variety of handicrafts, do you want to buy some?" the 40-year-old
WOMEN leaders in Nakawa Division have trained in the multiparty political system of governance. The training that took place at Naguru Infants School recently, aimed at equipping the women with skills in conflict resolution and peace-building.
The 1984 Universal Declaration of Human Rights states that every person has a right to education. In 1990 also, the World Conference on Education For All (EFA) which was held in Jomtien, Thailand, declared among others, that every person shall
Three young female entrepreneurs in the hospitality and tourism industries have received a cash injection from the South African Breweries (SAB) Ltd totalling R95 000.
MORE women should join politics to increase their voice in Parliament, the state minister for local government has said. During the launch of a book on the involvement of women in local politics, Hope Mwesigye decried the small number of
Chairlady of Massapri village, Kadiatu Conteh disclosed that the dignity of women of Northern chiefdom of Makari Gbanti - where President Ernest Bai Koroma was reported to have been born and raised - is being violated by their male counterparts.
WOMEN in Nakasongola have a reason to smile after President Yoweri Museveni donated a tractor worth sh60m to the Nakasongola Multipurpose Cooperation Society.
There is one thing, amongst very many, that I absolutely adore about the Nigerian woman, and it is the fact that she is, with no reservation whatsoever, totally vain.
