by Suad Hamada – Bahrain – Women’s empowerment apparently clashes with the not-so-hidden agendas of Kuwaiti and Bahraini parliamentarians. Dirty politics have resulted in the recent resignation of the first two female ministers ever to join the cabinets in either …
First Female Ministers in Bahrain and Kuwait Resign, the Victims of Dirty Politics Read more »
by Imelda V. Abaño – Philippines – In times of war and during the peace process, women have played key roles, particularly in the protection of their rights and those of their children. Unfortunately, women are still kept away from …
In Ongoing War in Muslim Mindanao, Women Are Peacemakers and Breadwinners Read more »
by María Suárez Toro – Costa Rica/Puerto Rico – In Costa Rica, a multidisciplinary group of women artists, scientists, activists and academics is producing a musical, Wings of the Butterfly. Combining dramatization, music, virtual and multimedia, the show is part …
“Wings of the Butterfly”: Employing Women’s Art to Shift Modern Paradigms Read more »
by Imelda Abaño – Philippines – On May 14, 2007, as the Philippines is scheduled for national elections. For this year’s general mid-term elections, 87,000 candidates are running for 17,000 national and local positions, which include all of the 250 …
by Suad Hamada Bahrain Women come as second or third priority to the Parliament in Bahrain as MPs consider them to be weak voters. This is the case even though 148,000 women participated in the parliamentary and municipal election in …
by Viktorija Plavcak – Slovenia – Some thirty years ago, in a socialist system, we went out to the woods to pick the first snowdrops, to search highs and lows under the snow blanket covering the soft, mossy grounds. We …