Gender Stereotyping is a major problem that has gone unnoticed and unrealized over the years up to this day in the Solomon Islands.

A workshop on Gender facilitated by Peer Educators of the Young Women Christian Association (YWCA) Solomon Islands for members of the local media, NGO's, community and youth leaders revealed this yesterday.

Following is the text of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's video message to the twenty-fifth meeting of the Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction (HRP) Policy and Coordinating Committee and HRP's fortieth anniversary, being observed in Geneva, 21-22 June:

Every two minutes, a woman dies in pregnancy or childbirth.

Many of them are adolescent girls.

The Women's League of Burma (WLB), a coalition of 13 women's organizations representing Burma's main ethnic groups, called on Wednesday for the inclusion of women in the country's ongoing efforts to end decades of ethnic conflict.

Time, pitilessly lurching forward, has a way of altering memory.

And a memory can be a powerful thing. Tweaked, reinterpreted, repackaged — in a war-ravaged country, it's a political tool, to be sold back to people seeking stability, seeking answers. Or, it could be a means to empowerment, a way to define one's course and actions across a lifetime.

Monday, June 11th, marked the official launch of the Women in Public Service Project (WPSP), a program created by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton that aims to mentor emerging female leaders from all over the world in public policy and social justice.

The Papua New Guinea parliament failed to pass a proposed Women's Bill to set aside seats for female candidates in time for this month's national elections.

But one candidate is still keen to increase female participation.

She's standing for the NCD regional seat and says she will focus on women's issues if she wins a seat in parliament.

Presenter: Geraldine Coutts

The European External Action Service (EEAS) is creating more visibility and support for women's involvement in peace and security by organizing two events that focus on sharing knowledge, expertise and best practices relevant to gender and human rights issues in peace negotiations and mediation and in the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) missions.

Egyptian activists declared Wednesday, 13 June as the day to write about sexual harassment on social websites and blogs in an effort to combat the rising level of sexual violence in the country. The same event took place last year with large success that saw it spread to neighboring countries like Lebanon, Tunisia and Morocco.

The National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace and Security issued by President Barack Obama late last year is unquestionably a significant and necessary step towards increasing women's participation in conflict prevention and peace negotiations.

When the UK and USA entered Afghanistan in 2001 they made a promise to improve the lives of Afghan women. In the last ten years there has been some progress in terms of education, the right to work and the freedom of movement. However much remains to be done as Afghan women continue to face gendered discrimination and violence.