7/27/2000
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African Women Convene to Focus on Impoverished Women
Forty delegates from finance sectors across 14 African countries will convene in South Africa this week to discuss methods of empowering poor women... |
7/27/2000
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Women in Malaysia Petition Government for Equal Rights
Ninety women non-governmental organizations are proposing that the Malaysian government become more gender-sensitive by allowing women to have a voice in every aspect of the country's development plan, the Eighth Malaysia Plan... |
7/27/2000
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Ban on Domestic Violence in China Urged
Women’s rights advocates and legal experts are pushing to reform China’s existing marriage law to ban family violence, which occurs in 30 percent of Chinese families, according to surveys conducted by the All-China Women’s Federation... |
7/25/2000
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Women NGO Workers Fight for Safety in Pakistan
The safety of NGO workers in Peshawar, Pakistan is endangered by Islamic extremists who charge that NGO activities violate the codes of Islam... |
7/25/2000
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Domestic Violence Against Women Increases in War-Torn Kosovo
Violence against women has increased in Kosovo, suggesting that postwar trauma has added yet another threat to women's safety... |
7/25/2000
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Spanish Women Sue Islamic Author For Wife-Beating Advice
Spanish women's organizations sued a prominent Islamic leader for writing a book that offers detailed instructions on wife-beating... |
7/25/2000
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Women in Eastern Europe Caught in Sex Trade
Tens of thousands of young Eastern European women are being lured into the sex trade by criminals who are making enormous profits... |
7/24/2000
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More Iranian Women Attend Universities
The number of Iranian women attending a university has risen substantially in the past two years... |
7/24/2000
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Irish Women Have More Late Abortions
Irish women are nearly three times as likely to have late abortions than British women, according to the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS)... |
7/24/2000
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Sexual Harassment Not Given Enough Attention in China
Sexual harassment victims in China do not feel that they are receiving enough support, according to a recent survey by the Chinese Women's College that included 4,000 women residing in urban areas... |
7/24/2000
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Women in Okinawa Demand Child Support from US Servicemen
Social service agencies and children's rights groups estimate that there are about 4,000 children in Okinawa abandoned by American servicemen... |
7/24/2000
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Taliban Holds Public Execution in Afghanistan
In Kabul this past weekend, a crowd of thousands watched the first public execution in Afghanistan since an Afghan woman was stoned to death in May for adultery... |
7/21/2000
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Taliban Refuses to Lift Ban on Women Aid Workers
Despite efforts on the part of the United Nations to demand gender equity, the Taliban continues to refuse to lift a ban on women working for aid organizations even though foreign aid officials say that projects in health, education and the provision of food largely depend on women workers... |
7/21/2000
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Worst Drought in 30 Years Ravages Afghanistan
Between three and four million people in Afghanistan may starve as a result of severe drought, according to the United Nations World Food Program... |
7/21/2000
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Diamond Industry Agrees To Ban War-Related Gems
The world's diamond industry approved the ban on "conflict diamonds" that fund some of Africa's bloodiest civil wars, agreeing to adopt strict measure that monitor manufacturing centers... |
7/21/2000
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Swaziland May Ban Schoolgirls From Wearing Miniskirts To Halt AIDS Spread
The miniskirts of schoolgirls and their effect on teachers are being blamed for the AIDS epidemic in Swaziland... |
7/21/2000
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U.N. War Crimes Court Upholds First Rape Verdict
The United Nations war crimes court upheld a landmark conviction of a Bosnian Croat paramilitary commander who failed to stop the rape and torture of a Bosnian Muslim woman... |
7/20/2000
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Thousands Protest Group of Eight Summit in Okinawa
More than 10,000 people protested against the American military's presence in Okinawa on the eve of a Group of Eight summit... |
7/20/2000
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Rape and Patriarchal Customs Responsible For Tanzanian AIDS Spread
Recent surveys in Tanzania reveal that the majority of the women contracted the HIV virus because of discriminatory customs and rape, causing the number of infections to soar... |
7/20/2000
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Indonesian Men Reluctant to Take Part in Family Planning
Less than six percent of Indonesia's contraceptive users are men, leaving nearly all Indonesian women with full responsibilities for preventing pregnancy... |
