More: women’s empowerment
The transformation of Africa starts with our girls
“When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.” This African proverb resonates with the values passed on to me by my parents and...
Aurat March 2023 & Agenda Setting
In history, women are portrayed in default of men. The women in primitive societies were freer and more emancipated than those in advanced societies....
Women’s mobility must be a key focus in urban policy
Historically, cities across the world have been designed to fit the needs of able-bodied men, or a neutral, often male, user. Yet, cities are...
Global Debate on Women Rights in Afghanistan
On 9 March 2022, the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) held an Open Debate on Women, Peace, and Security, during which the situation of...
Lifting Barriers to Women Employment Will Benefit Everyone in Azerbaijan
Authors: Sarah Michael and Peter Michalko*
Until recently, women in Azerbaijan were not permitted to work in as many as 674 jobs, across many sectors...
Women’s Day 2023: African Union Puts Women’s Empowerment on Spotlight
African Union (AU), an organization uniting 55 independent African states, has consistently placed focus on women's empowerment, supporting their status and fighting for their...
Women in Peacebuilding and Peacekeeping Efforts in South Asia
While interstate wars have declined significantly in recent decades, a considerable number of nations have been dealing with intrastate conflicts of various intensity and...
Human Security Implications of Online Hate Speech against Women: the Barrier to Women’s Political Participation
Madam Sirimavo Bandaranaike, a Sri Lankan was the first female Prime minister in the world. Her beloved daughter, a Sri Lankan politician Chandrika Bandaranaike...
For first time, women represented in all parliaments of the world
For the first time ever, there are women MPs in every single country on Earth, the Interparliamentary Union, IPU, said on Friday.In its latest...
Abortion as Legal Right in United States
American constitution emphasized over the individual rights as the utmost priority. Roe versus Wade case played a huge role to constitutionalize and administer the...