No Separation of Sex and State in Czech Republic

As of last May’s elections, women now hold a record 44 of the 200 seats in the Chamber of Deputies, the lower house of the Czech parliament. And if their presence in parliament isn’t enough, ...Read More

Do Women Win or Lose with India’s New Birth Rate Initiative?

According to the The New York Times this week, India has introduced a new method of birth control: $106 dollars in the hands of a young bride. It’s up to the newlyweds to choose and implement ...Read More

Global News Roundup: Congo, Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Israel, Kenya

This week: reports of mass rape  in Congo; poison gas at an Afghanistan girls’ school; desperate straits for Pakistani women who survived the floods; Indian women paid to delay pregnancy; ...Read More

Newsflash: Hundreds Raped in Congo

A United Nations mission will begin in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) today to investigate reports of nearly 200 rapes across 15 villages in the eastern part of the country. According ...Read More

Floods and Feminism: The Plight of Pakistan’s Women

As Pakistan’s flood crisis continues into its fourth week, it is the women who are suffering the most. Millions displaced by the flood waters languish with few resources to alleviate their suffering. ...Read More

Global News Roundup: China, Southern Europe, Japan, Bangladesh, Indonesia

This week, ‘fake virgins’ are the next big thing in China; gender equality becomes an economic necessity in Southern Europe; women suffer most from Japan’s economic recession; Bangladeshi prostitutes ...Read More

Argentina Says “Don’t Cry” About Unsafe Abortion

In the land of gauchos, pampas, the tango, grilled beef, Evita and now legal same-sex marriage, unsafe abortion is the leading cause of maternal mortality. In 2008, more than 20 percent of deaths ...Read More

Global News Roundup: Iran, Afghanistan, Jamaica, Pakistan

This week, the Iranian woman facing stoning allegedly “confesses” on state-run TV; the Taliban executes a pregnant Afghan widow; a gay Jamaican man is granted asylum in Canada; and a maternal ...Read More

Now’s the Time to Prosecute the Taliban for War Crimes

Sanam Gul, also known as Bibi Sanubar, was a widow, 35 years old and pregnant. She was kept in captivity for three days before being shot to death in a public trial by the Afghan Taliban. The execution ...Read More

Kenya’s New Constitution Protects Women’s Rights

On August 5th, jubilant supporters celebrated a new dawn for Kenya. Sixty-seven percent of votes cast endorsed the new constitution, passed more than two decades after reform was first proposed. Soon ...Read More

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