July 21, 2010 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis has a new role -- on a Californian commission promoting the rights of women. Republican Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger announced the appointment of...
(Beirut) - Libya's new nationality law granting women married to foreign spouses the right to pass their own nationality to their children is a significant move forward for women's rights, Human Rights Watch said today. But the law still contains some contradictory...
NEW DELHI: Women in India will now have equal rights in guardianship and adoption of children with the President giving assent to an Act to amend laws governing marriages in the country. Parliament had recently passed the Personal Laws (Amendment) Bill, 2010 to amend...
Islamabad, Aug 31(ANI): The United States is launching a new 40-million dollar 'Gender Equity Grants Programme' in Pakistan to expand women's rights and support the country's policies against gender...
Islamabad, August 31: The US is launching a new $40 million programme to stress on women’s human rights in Pakistan and support existing government policies to combat gender inequality. “The US and Pakistan are focused on empowering women and advancing...
By Simin Wahdat Commentary by Tuesday, August 31, 2010 - Powered by --> When the Taliban fell in 2001, my family and I were already settled in Pakistan after having fled our home country, Afghanistan, like so many others. The new political landscape born in 2001 brought...
A 2009 study performed by German researcher Guido Heineck entitled Does It Pay to be Nice?, found that “'alpha females' earned 4 per cent more than their 'passive' co-...
When I married on Aug. 26, 43 years ago, I was unaware that I was tying the knot on what came to be called Women's Equality Day, the anniversary of the passage in 1920 of the 19th Amendment granting women the right to vote. Nor did I know that movements to reform the...
It is the 90th Anniversary of the Nineteenth Amendment, certified on August 26, 1920 giving women the right to vote. Providence Mayor David Cicilline, a Democratic candidate for Congress, issued a statement today to honor of this important date in history. The...
Women with disabilities in northern Uganda experience ongoing discrimination and sexual and gender-based violence, Human Rights Watch group said in a report released on Thursday. Many are marginalised, unable to gain access to basic services, including health care and...
