California county clerks will be authorized to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples as early as June 14 of this year. The date is exactly 30 days after the California Supreme Court ruling allowing same-sex marriage, which is the time

A parliamentary committee in India debated a bill on Tuesday, proposing that 33 percent of seats in the legislature be reserved for women. According to Tha...

The US House passed a resolution last week recognizing maternal health and child survival as fundamental to the well-being of families and societies, and to global development and prosperity. It requires a greater commitment to reducing maternal mortality both in

The national secretariat of the Peoples Democratic Party went agog at the weekend as PDP women from all over the country converged for the inaugural conference of zonal and state women leaders, female BOT and NEC members, Women opinion leaders

A 22-year-old University of Botswana (UB) student was on Tuesday afternoon attacked by an angry mob for wearing shorts.

United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone Friday addressed the 19th Triennial Convention of the Young Women Christian Association (YMCA) themed 'Changing Lives Changing Communities.' June Cater Perry said: "It is hearting to see so many powerful women here to show

Gender activists have called for Heads of State to sign the Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development.