Women's rights must be part of future Afghanistan
Alaska Dispatch
CHICAGO " The clear message of Amnesty International's Shadow Summit, held concurrently with the first day of NATO talks Sunday, was that Afghan women are not victims. While heads of state discussed troop withdrawal, training of security forces, ...
NATO: Women's rights must be part of future plans in Afghanistan GlobalPost (blog)
Activists Urge NATO to Protect Afghan Women's Rights Voice of America
Abandoning women in Afghanistan Chicago Tribune
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Egypt election candidates pay lip service to women's rights
The National
But women activists are worried politicians are merely paying lip service to improving women's rights and, in some cases, may even roll back some of the advances made in recent years. Instead, what many here see as more pressing issues of the economy, ...
Egyptian women feel excluded, despite the promise of the revolution Washington Post
An Egyptian presidential candidate worth watching Juneau Empire
Women and the Arab Spring New Statesman (blog)
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Women power to be unleashed in BBMP
IBNLive.com
Early this month, the state government declared that 50 per cent seats will be reserved for women candidates in city corporations, city municipal councils, town municipal councils and town panchayats and the said amendment will be initiated in the next ...

Report: Domestic Violence Rate "Alarming" in West Africa
Voice of America
A new report says women are suffering domestic violence at alarming levels and with shocking frequency in post-conflict countries in West Africa. The report, released Tuesday by the US-based International Rescue Committee, says domestic violence is ...
Malta signs international convention on domestic violence MaltaToday
An alarming increase in domestic violence Times of Malta

Jenna Talackova Case: A Women's Rights Issue? Or, a Transgender Rights Issue?
Montreal Gazette (blog)
From the outset, I viewed the Jenna Talackova case " in which she was ejected from the Miss Universe Canada pageant and then re-instated " as a women's rights issue. Jenna is a Female, is recognized as such by her province and country, and therefore ...
Transgender Miss Universe candidate: publicity stunt or civil rights triumph? CNN International
Transgender Miss Universe Canada Contestant Falls Short Of Title WCTI12.com

Women rights
Pakistan Observer
Are women really enjoying human rights not only in Pakistan but worldwide? I say NO! Appallingly, women are mostly the ones whose human rights are violated. More than half the world's population is based on women. Women are 70% percent of the world's ...

Viewpoints: Legislation helps state lead in the battle for women's rights
Sacramento Bee
Whether it's defunding family planning services in Texas and Arizona or restricting reproductive rights in Mississippi and Virginia, women's health continues to be a political football. For decades the focus was on restricting or placing an outright ...

Gender politics over the top
Salt Lake Tribune
Reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) is a critical task that merits thoughtful attention. It's distressing " even sickening " that debate about this landmark law has devolved into one more election-year grudge match between Democrats ...
Larsen hears concerns of women's groups in Bellingham over Violence Against ... Bellingham Herald
Setting the record straight on the Violence Against Women Act The Hill (blog)
In a world of procedural rules, legislation languishes to help women victims ... Las Vegas Sun
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Most Young Women Okay With Violence Against Women - Reports
AllAfrica.com
"Not only do they experience violence, but in many cases and many countries women find violence justified" said Ana Maria Munoz, a co-author of the World Bank report. "So is the case of Nigeria, about 50% or more women think that it is okay to be a ...

Asheville women welcome fierce feminist force Gloria Steinem
Asheville Citizen-Times
From left, Cindy McMahon and Judy Futch meet Gloria Steinem during the 2012 Power of the Purse Luncheon Monday at the Crowne Plaza Resort in Asheville. Steinem gave the keynote address at the event, which celebrates the power of women's philanthropy in ...