The Network of Women in Media, India (NWMI), is an informal, non-hierarchical organization comprising women journalists and others working in or on the media, currently linked to autonomous local collectives of media women in about a dozen places across the country. It is an autonomous body committed to democracy and gender justice within the organization […]

Nino Burjanadze is a politician and lawyer who served as Chairperson for the Georgian Parliament. She was the leader of the opposition movement against the government of Saakashvilli inb 2008. In 2013, she ran for president and ended third (after two men), with 10 per cent of the vote. She is a strong woman that […]

Education and gender: there is a powerful human rights argument and a strong developmental case for achieving in education. It is an affordable investment with high returns. When girls are educated, livelihoods are improved, education is valued, and civic responsibility is enhanced. In most societies, however, deep-seated inequalities result in unequal access to and performance […]

Table of Contents 1 About 2 References 3 See Also 4 External links About Purdah or Pardaa (Persian: پرده, Urdu: پردہ, Hindi: पर्दा, literally meaning “curtain”) is the practice of preventing men from seeing women. This takes two forms: physical segregation of the sexes, and the requirement for women to cover their bodies and conceal […]

This article was written by Group 2 in , as part of the . Table of Contents 1 State of the problem 2 Understanding Buddhism in Thailand 3 Conclusion 4 References 5 Group 2 State of the problem In Thailand, women are restricted from entering some areas of temples such as the holy pagoda, which […]

Rosalyn Sussman Yalow (born July 19, 1921) is an physicist, and a co-winner of the 1977 for her development of the radioimmunoassay (RIA) technique. Table of Contents 1 Early Life and Education 2 Academic Career 3 RIA 4 Distinctions 5 References 6 See Also Early Life and Education Born in New York City, Dr. Yalow […]

Ruth Metzler-Arnold (born May 23, 1964) is a politician and former member of the Swiss Federal Council (1999-2003). Table of Contents 1 Political Career 2 Non re-election 3 Post-political Career 4 References 5 See Also Political Career She was elected to the Swiss Federal Council on March 11, 1999, as a member of the Christian […]

On the eve of the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment – a Commitment to Action on 27 September, UN Women with the Alibaba Group and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will co-host a forum focused on closing the gender investment gap through transformational financing. Opening remarks will be provided by […]