In 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: 1400Sarawak’s Chief Minister faces UK protesters over Penan
Region: Malaysia
Sarawak Chief Minister Taib Mahmud faced protests by supporters of the Penan in the UK today, while British MPs have written to him expressing concern over the newly documented cases of sexual abuse of Penan... more
Views: 1635Report reveals rape of tribeswomen by loggers
Region: Malaysia
A new report has exposed an ‘environment of violence’ against tribeswomen in Borneo. According to the report, released by a coalition of Malaysian human rights groups called the Penan Support Group, there... more
Views: 1088Killing for Honour
Region: Iraq
The killing of women to protect family honour continues across a number of regions of Iraq, often justified on religious and social grounds. This episode of the progamme invited the jurist Amira Hassan and the novelist ... more
Views: 1844Bloggers Mourn Sexually-Harassed Egypt
Region: EgyptPosted by Marwa Rakha to Global Voices Online Two-thirds of Egyptian men harass women showed a survey reported by Reuters. The survey of more than 2,000 Egyptian men and women and 109 foreign women said 62% of Egyp... more
Views: 1123Wisconsin Union Members: McCain’s Record a Disaster for Women
Region: Wisconsin
Posted by Sue Ledbetter to AFL-CIO NOW In a play for women’s votes, Sen. John McCain held a town hall in Hudson, Wis., to address issues facing women. But workers from around the region turned out at the ev... more
Views: 846Women will speak with their vote on Election Day
Region: VirginiaMitt Romney and Barack Obama have focused on appealing to women in their campaigns, which could determine the election. On Nov. 6, the women’s vote will show which c... more
Views: 438Maid is Lebanese for Slave
Region: Lebanon
Although the Lebanese media and bloggers in general are focusing on political topics lately, it is refreshing to see other issues being discussed and reported. But again, as soon as such reports are published, it turns out... more
Views: 1707International Women’s Day
Region: PhilippinesWomen around the world will be celebrating International Women’s Day this 8th March 2008. The occasion mark the coming of age of women as equal partner of men in all the affairs that matters not only in the f... more
Views: 1000An Assessment of Abortion Rights in the US in the Future
Region: United StatesThe future of abortion rights is a pretty touchy subject for both the Republicans and the Democrats. Because there are pro-choice people in the Democratic and Republican party. At the same time there are pro-life people bo... more
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