In Nigeria women are usually the strongest political supporters during campaigns, but when women try to run for a political office they do not gain support. When women decide to run for political positions they are viewed as less feminine, because political positions in Nigeria are a man’s domain. Ms. Saraki is running for political … Read more
The UN Commission on the Status of Women’s annual session kicked off today with opening remarks that address the necessity of educating women and girls as a tool of economic and personal empowerment. This is a recurrent theme throughout the literature regarding women’s issues worldwide, and I look forward to seeing what progress is made … Read more
The colonel of the DR Congo Kibibi Mutware is being jailed for crimes against humanity for being responsible for a mass rape. Kibibi sent his soldiers to steal and rape the Fizi on New Year’s Day. More than 60 Fizi women were rape on New Year’s Day. Kibibi is the first commanding officer to be … Read more
This link has pictures that highlights the roles of women in the Egyptian revolution. The link also describes the experiences of three women who took part in the revolution. http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/features/2011/02/2011217134411934738.html Ronnie Miller
Hello, Recently I become interested in women’s activism for the comfort women in Korea. Especially, I think some issues regarding the comfort women (such as comfort women organizing, protest repertoires, funding, and confession) provide us very interesting examples of social movements in a marginal position, not of a middle class women’s movements. Although I don’t … Read more
The European Parliament is pushing for Uganda to decriminalized homosexuality after the murder of David Kato a month ago. David was a homosexual who fight against the passage of a bill in 2009 that criminalized homosexual acts. The European Parliament views this as being a human rights violation, and they want the Uganda government to … Read more
The conservatives in Canada are proposing a bill to ban veils in polling stations, because they think it will increases security and that it will allow the elections to be more transparent. Critics of the bill state that it discriminates against veiled Muslims, and that it is a reaction to Islamaphobia. http://english.aljazeera.net/video/americas/2011/02/20112154529887190.html Ronnie Miller
See this short clip aobut this new show — it’s unique and bold; and it raises the issue of the leadership of men in ending abuse–who wants to take on a discussion about this? TV Show
Although this happened 5 days ago, some of you would perhaps like to read the statement CBS posted regarding the attack on Lara Logan. What happened to her is extremely unfortunate to say the least. I find it very encouraging that she was rescued by a group of women, in addition to the 20 some … Read more
This is an email from Cecile Richards, President of Planned Parenthood Federation of America. She announces once again that the House is voting to end Title X funding and cut off women from “their only source of primary care.” She goes on to explain how this act would impact millions of women, and leave them … Read more