Iranian regime keeps progressive women off the ballot
Smoke and mirrors regarding elections must not be allowed to divert activists from the reality of life in the Islamic Republic.
Inuit, Indigenous women face Third World conditions in Quebec jails
In April 2015, Quebec's Protecteur du Citoyen, or Ombudsperson, took a tour of detention cells in northern Quebec.
Icy times and rays of hope in Germany
The influx of immigrants and asylum-seekers--over a million in 2015--has split Germany into two nearly equal halves.
Morena taking steps towards gender equality
Five major cities in Mexico held workshops which are part of an education plan to help women develop politically.
Today in history: International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women
A staggering one in three women have experienced physical or sexual violence in their lifetime - a pandemic of global proportions.
Today in history: Saudi women protest by driving cars
Forty-seven women in Riyadh, the Saudi Arabian capital, drove their cars in a 14-car convoy to protest the driving ban.
Nepal's parliament elects nation's first female president
Bidhya Devi Bhandari said her election marked a first step toward assuring the new constitutional guarantees of equality are fulfilled.
Cuban women’s success is America’s hope
Cuban women occupy 48 percent of the parliament and out of 15 provinces in Cuba, women lead 10.
Today in women’s history: Church of England ordains women priests
The women were ordained in alphabetical order; Angela Berners-Wilson is considered the first woman to be ordained in England.
Claudia Jones Communist, anti-racist and feminist
Paying tribute to Claudia Jones, activist and tireless fighter for working-class women.
