The Taliban’s two years ruling Afghanistan have taught us ordinary human rights initiatives are insufficient to address gender apartheid. We need resolute collective international action.
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Most of the convention’s core organizers were Quakers. The religious movement’s beliefs about men and women’s equality before God has shaped members’ activism for centuries.
Women’s rights groups and politicians have pushed, ultimately unsuccessfully, for the Equal Rights Amendment to become part of the Constitution for the past several decades.
The success of the Maputo Protocol in protecting the rights of women and eliminating discrimination is remarkable.
The Camões Prize is the most important award for Portuguese literature, and Paulina Chiziane is the first African woman to receive it.
The meaning of the Constitution’s preamble, which begins with the words ‘We the People,’ has evolved over time as voting rights have expanded.
People across Latin America are demanding greater political participation. Some countries, including Colombia and Chile, have responded by involving citizens in the making of their constitutions.
Roedd Cranogwen yn arloeswraig oherwydd iddi gyflawni gymaint yn ystod oes Fictoria, sef cyfnod lle nad oedd gan ferched lawer o hawliau.
Cranogwen was a trailblazer who challenged expectations of women during the Victorian era.
Turkey’s president has solidified his political power by allying with ultranationalist groups.
There’s a lot at stake in the May 14 presidential election. Will Turkey continue to be ruled by a populist Islamist government or return to a path of secular democratization?
When government responses to a natural disaster do not address the specific needs and vulnerabilities of women and girls, women tend to lose trust in the institutions.
Finance is not inherently masculine. Rather, it was long constructed as such by the institutions which sought to exclude women.
Wollstonecraft was ridiculed in her time for the idea that women should be treated as fully fledged beings.
Days of international observance recognize challenges facing marginalized groups or society as a whole, draw attention to them and create unity and mobilization around those problems.
Lady Rhondda was a suffragette, a business leader and an editor. A statue of her is expected to be revealed in Newport, south Wales, next year.
Widows and single women are losing their homes, after being told they can no longer work by the Taliban, and are living on the poverty line.
The Qatar World Cup has attracted criticism of the country’s human rights. With Australia set to host the women’s world cup next year, there’s some work we need to do in this area, too.
A high-profile conviction for a crime that is not taken seriously enough is a victory for the victim and campaigners.
Younger Iranians have tapped into social media to connect with one another, vocalize their demands and highlight the government’s brutality.
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Associate Professor of International Relations and Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, Stanford University
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Director, Center for Afghanistan Studies, University of Nebraska Omaha
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