The Global Project on Measuring the Progress of Societies is an international initiative run by the  (OECD) – in collaboration with other international and regional partners – to measure, or assess, the progress of societies. Table of Contents 1 Background 2 Wikiprogress: The Global Project’s Platform 3 Videos 4 References Background Around the World, societies […]

Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (b. 1948) is the fourteenth and the president of the  until 2010. Arroyo is the country’s second female president after . Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Political Life 3 Presidency 2001- 2010 4 References 5 See Also Early Life and Education Born Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal, she was […]

Gloria Steinem was born in Ohio () on March 25, 1934. She is a renowned feminist of the ‘second wave’ of commentator and leading campaigner of the pro-choice movement in the . Table of Contents 1 Education and Early Career 2 Ms magazine and Politics 3 Publications 4 References 5 See Also 6 External Links […]

En la actualidad, únicamente seis mujeres han formado parte del régimen mexicano en términos de gubernatura y jefatura de gobierno del Distrito Federal. A pesar de que la participación de los hombres en la política es considerablemtne mayor a la de las mujeres, cada vez son más las que deciden participar activamente en la política […]

Golda Meir was born in Kiev () in 1898. She was the fourth elected Prime Minister of , the first woman to hold this position in Israel and only the third woman to hold that position in the world. Often described as the ‘hard lady’ of Israeli politics (before the expression was applied to the […]

The latest edition of the World Bank Group’s Women, Business and the Law report finds that various countries legally treat women and men differently, often hindering women’s economic empowerment by placing limits on women’s ability to move freely. Empower Women & the World Bank Group are co-organising a Google Hangout on the topic on 2 February 2016 from […]

Download the full report. Table of Contents 1 About 1.1 Outline 1.2 Summary 2 Key Findings 3 Chapter 6: Women in Government 4 See also 5 References 6 External links About The The OECD Directorate for Public Governance and Territorial Development (GOV) launched their “Government at a Glance 2013” report in November 2013. “Government at […]

The Grameen Bank was established in 1976 when Professor Muhammad Yunus, Head of the Rural Economics Programme at the University of Chittagong, launched an action research project to examine the possibility of designing a credit delivery system to provide banking services targeted at the rural poor. The Grameen Bank was established with the sponsorship of […]