JK Women, children suffered most in militancy: Omar
Region: India
Srinagar, May 24 (Scoop News) –Chief Minister, Omar Abdullah Thursday said that the children and women in the state had to bear most and severe brunt of the militancy even as the society in general suffered a l... more
Views: 1098Seminar on Domestic violence against women
Region: India
Srinagar, May 15(Scoop News) –A grand one day seminar was today held at the auditorium of collage of Education Srinagar. on “domestic violence against women, reasons and remedies. The seminar was organi... more
Views: 1057JK lone women minster distributes Rs. one Crore
Region: India
BASHOLI/Jammu, April 14 (Scoop News) - JK Lone woman Minister for Social Welfare, Ms Sakina Itoo distributed cheques worth more than Rs. one crore among 4481 beneficiaries of remote and far-flu... more
Views: 985Georgian Women Condemn "Sexist" Game Show
Region: GeorgiaPortrayal of women in popular culture reinforces discriminatory attitudes. By Nana Kurashvili Women’s rights activists in Georgia say a new TV show highlights ... more
Views: 1020Iraqi Women Trained in Ad Agency Skills
Region: IraqEnhancing financial management forms part of efforts to build female-run advertising and design agency. By Farah Ali - Iraq A five-day course in financial management held at IWPR’s Bagh... more
Views: 1116Sakina asks women to work for socio-economic empowerment
Region: India
Jammu, March 8 (Scoop News) - Minister for social welfare Ms. Sakina Itoo has emphasized upon women in general and self help groups in particular to come forward and work unitedly for their rights and socio-economic ... more
Views: 913International women’s day: a reminder
Region: NepalThe International Women’s Day observed with various programs here and there every year primarily reminds us of how the existing global political, socio-economic and religious-cultural structures driven by the money-a... more
Views: 1005Ecotech’s “Women in Renewable Energy” Club Mirrors Department of Labor Push to Get More Women
Region: Colorado
Historically men have dominated green jobs, yet a new report is trying to shift the tides. The report recently released by the Department of Labor, “Why Green Is Your Color: A Woman's Guide to a Sustainable Career,&r... more
Views: 937Speaking Out For Rural Women
Region: Kenya
Hubbie Hussein Al-Haji, Executive Director, WomanKind Kenya partners with MADRE, an international women’s rights group to provide on the ground grassroots level aid to displaced families in Kenya. Many of... more
Views: 1615Local Officials Play Truant in Afghan North
Region: AfghanistanIWPR investigation finds that district government chiefs are rarely at their desks. By Jawed Bakhtari One morning in May, 21-year-old Atifa says her father, Ali Mohammad, raped her. She says he... more
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