Category : Women’s World

Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks at last month’s Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing on her nomination to be ambassador to the United Nations. (Pool/Reuters) By John Hudson and ...

The new head of the World Trade Organization (WTO) says in these challenging times, it’s no time for “business as usual,” noting that “deep and...

On 17 February, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and UN Women will host a high-level virtual roundtable to discuss concrete recommendations on...

Many young girls across the continent won’t be returning to schools under the eased lockdown restrictions due to a high number of pregnancies that occurred...

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“Your blood pressure is high, and you’ve become prediabetic,” said Kris Ronchetti’s doctor. Kris clenched her jaw, glancing at her chart in the doctor’s hands....

Rebecca Judd enjoyed a few days of putting her feet up in Dubai. But it seems after breaking up the journey with her husband Chris...

A team of doctors based in Oxford and Kenya launched a crowdfunding campaign to raise £100,000 to develop a game to train healthcare workers on...

  If you empower woman, you empower a nation. Women are the people who are educating the next generation and if we make sure that...

Domestic violence occurs everywhere, and in most countries it’s a criminal offense. But in Papua New Guinea – a Pacific nation near Australia experiencing a...

Justine Henin © Gallo Images Former world No 1s Justine Henin and Marat Safin and long-time doubles standout Helena Sukova were among five nominees to...

When an Ethiopian girl who survives abduction and rape in “Difret” finds safe haven with her lawyer, you may not expect the question she poses...

Women farmers plow their fields in preparation to plant corn in Gnoungouya Village, Guinea on June 15, 2015. Many farmers were highly affected by the...

Cokie van der Velde at the awards ceremony A YORKSHIRE woman was honoured last night at a star-studded event today. Cokie van der Velde was...

Maina Kageni Maina Kageni has once again made his voice heard in regards to the oppression of women by society. Speaking through his Facebook page...

Nawal El Saadawi The ruling that female voters and university lecturers cannot wear a full-face veil does not address the roots of their oppression: a...

A woman, her cousin, her son and her son’s friend carry their belongings as they walk through the United Nations base outside Bentiu, which hosts...

56-year-old Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has just been made president of Mauritius. Take a look at her accomplishments. You’ve heard of a philosopher king. But what about...

Zaha Hadid puts phone down on Radio 4 interview BBC apologises after Radio 4 Today programme wrongly claims 1,200 migrant workers have died building her...

by Laurie A. Couture I have worked as a professional in the human services and as an advocate of social justice for nearly two decades....