Why do extremists—in every country—want to control women? The Secretary of State said that even the U.S. ought to live its own values because "America needs to set an example for the entire world." Watch the Secretary's rousing call for change.
Good morning and welcome to the UN Women Parliamentary International Women's Day Breakfast.
Before I begin, I would like to acknowledge the traditional owners of the land on which we are meeting on today and pay my respects to their Elders, past and present.
As the U.S. and Britain discuss timetables for leaving Afghanistan, there is growing concern among some Afghans – particularly women – about the country the coalition will leave behind. The Daily Beast's Gayle Lemmon discusses. Video available at the source.
In this new one-hour public radio show, participants in the people's revolution in Egypt give first hand accounts of their historic 18 days in Tahrir Sqaure and discuss the challenges they face in a post-Mubarak Egypt
A project in cooperation with the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN Women), Zonta International has supported the Safe Cities Program in Guatemala and El Salvador since 2008. This biennium, Zonta will direct its support to the Safe Cities for Women project in Honduras.
The Research Council of Norway (INDNOR/NORGLOBAL) funds PRIO research project on women's participation in governance and peacebuilding in South Asia>
