Is it time we agreed on a gender-neutral singular pronoun? (The Guardian 30.01.2015) The entrepreneurs helping girls in the developing world (BBC 29.01.2015) Saudi Arabia’s dress code for women (The Economist 28.01.2015) To Warn Of Super Bowl Sex Trafficking Risks, Young Women Pose In Life-Size Toy Box (Huffington Post 28.01.2015) The 2015 Power Women Of […]

Wikimedia’s gender trouble is well-documented. In a 2011 survey, the Wikimedia Foundation found that less than 10% of its contributors identify as female. The reasons for the gender gap are up for debate; suggestions include leisure inequality, how gender socialization shapes public comportment, and the sometimes contentious nature of Wikipedia’s talk pages. The practical effect […]

New estimates show 126,000 pregnant women affected by Nepal quake (UNFPA 29.04.2015) New UN report unveils alternative policy agenda for gender equality (Jakarta Post 27.04.2015) The Cost of Gender Inequality (Huffington Post 26.04.2015) Websites in India Put a Bit of Choice Into Arranged Marriages (The NY Times 24.04.2015) Witness: Rana Plaza Factory Collapse Still Plagues […]

Female names differ by culture, region and country. In some countries, ‘top ten lists’ of popular names are produced annually by national statistic bureaus. In some cases, the influence of popular culture or a key event on name selection can be detected. In other countries, the continuity of traditional or religious-inspired names can still be […]

In the lead up to the 2015 APEC Women and the Economy Forum in Manila, a critical and strategic two day-long interactive working session will take place June 23 -24, 2015 in Singapore to advance women’s entrepreneurship across the 21 Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies. This initiative is developed in collaboration with domestic and […]

BRIDGE update focuses on Menstrual Hygiene Management (BRIDGE-IDS May 2015) How does Gender change the way we think about Power? (Blog – From Poverty to Power 27.05.2015) Nigeria Bans Female Genital Mutilation: African Powerhouse Sends ‘Powerful Signal’ About FGM With New Bill (International Business Times 26.05.2015) Turkish NGO helps mothers return to work (Al Monitor […]

Afghanistan Nominates First Female Judge To Supreme Court (rferl.org 30.06.2015) UN: Philippine efforts to uphold women’s rights not enough The Philippine Star (29.06.15) Afghanistan growing more receptive on women’s rights, says British ambassador The Guardian (28.06.15) Maiden Names, on the Rise Again (The NY Times 27.06.2015) Argentine women hit back at violence (BBC 22.06.2015) Blood […]

The African Feminist Forum is a biennial conference that brings together African feminist activists to deliberate on issues of  key concern to the movement. It was developed out of the growing concern amongst feminists on the continent, that the efforts to advance the rights of women on the continent were under serious threat from a […]

The Arab Women Organization is an intergovernmental organization established under the umbrella of the League of Arab States and headquartered in . It emerged from the Cairo Declaration issued by the First Arab Women Summit which convened in Cairo in November 2000 in response to a call by H.E. Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak, Egypt’s First Lady […]