Women's Literacy Makes Headway in Afghan West
Region: Afghanistan
Courses teach women to read and write, defying prejudice against female education By Jalil Mohammadi Nazira looked up proudly from a notebook bearing a United Nations logo to show a series of words wri... more
Views: 6272In This Indian Village Voting By Women Is A Taboo
Region: India
In Sehruwa - a village in India's Uttar Pradesh state, women have never exercised one of their most important constitutional rights: vote Ironically, Sehruwa is only 144 km away from Lucknow - the state capital wher... more
Views: 1404BJP demands 50% reservation for women in Municipal elections
Region: IndiaJammu, January 06 (Scoop News) - Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) State Unit has demanded 50% reservation for women in the forthcoming elections to the State Municipal Corporations, Councils, Committees and oth... more
Views: 855Gadaffi female body guards
Region: Kenya
In as much as critisms are hitting Libya from all directions concerning Gaddafi’s death, much has not been explored about the war. Just like many people knew Gadaffi, the women choice because of his body guards of wo... more
Views: 1709Trafficking of women & children gravest form of abuse:UN expert
Region: India
Jammu, October 18 (Scoop News) –Dr. Sarada Sreedevi Amma, a former U.N. Resource Person for the Sub-Regional Consultation on Trafficking in Women and Children in South Asia and a retired Professor, Sc... more
Views: 2377Workshop on Gender Budgeting for officers of Leh begins
Region: IndiaLeh, October 17 (Scoop News) - The Jammu and Kashmir State Commission for Women organized a two day workshop-cum-training on Gender Budgeting for office... more
Views: 679Empowerment of women our priority: Chib
Region: India
Jammu, October 16 (Scoop News) -Minister for Medical Education, Technical Education, Youth Services and Sports, R.S. Chib today laid the foundation stone of New Women Hostel Block in the premises of Government Women&... more
Views: 807Be proactive to stamp out social evils: Mir exhorts women
Region: IndiaSrinagar, October 13 (Scoop News) - Minister for Agriculture Ghulam Hassan Mir today said that women could be instrumental in stamping out social evils like dowry provided they are sensiti... more
Views: 668Gender budgeting important tool for women empowerment: Gul
Region: India
Srinagar, October 10 (Scoop News) - Chairperson State Commission for Women s. Shameema Firdous inaugurated two day workshop-cum-training programme on gender budgeting at Pampore today. &nbs... more
Views: 1022Empowerment of destitute women, orphans priority of government: Sakina
Region: India
Srinagar, October 6 (Scoop News) - Stating that empowerment of destitute women and orphans is on top priority of the government, the Minister for Social welfare Ms Sakeena Itoo has said that sev... more
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