Climate change: the empowerment of women seen as an added value Rural women increasingly come to be seen as vital agents in response to climate change. Disproportionately affected by it's impacts, these women also have a critical role in combating the weather changes, analyses Camila Moreno. By Camila Moreno
“India is still confronted with the old issues, as well as the new ones” Ranjana Kumari, Director of the Centre for Social Research in New Delhi, is a veteran Indian feminist who has been following the International Women’s Conferences since Nairobi in 1985. She just returned from the March 2015 meeting in New York. We talked with her about women’s rights and gender equity in India. By Ranjana Kumari and Shalini Yog Shah
Beijing +20 - Voices from Cambodia Beijing plus 20 – Voices from Cambodia (Barbara Lochbihler) - Heinrich Böll Stiftung Cambodia Watch on YouTube This external content requires your consent. Please note our privacy policy. To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Beijing Conference, the Heinrich-Boell-Foundation Camobida organized a roundtable workshop to examine the legacy of the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women. 20 video statements were compiled during the event.
Still a long road ahead "Cambodia still has a long road ahead", believes Ms. Sok, who spoke at the roundtable on Beijing +20 at the Metahouse in Phnom Penh, hosted by Heinrich Boell Foundation. Since the promises of Beijing, a lot has been improved, but especially concerning education and economy, much remains to be done.
Brides for India’s North Declining sex ratios due to decades of discrimination against women in certain parts of India have left many men unmarried. An interview about cross-regional marriage migration with Ravinder Kaur. By Caroline Bertram
“Women are more interested in modern politics” Humaira Saqib is the chairwoman and editor-in-chief of Women News Agency and Nigah-e Zan magazine. She is also a member of the leadership board of the “Women Political Participation Committee” and a member of “Afghanistan 1400.” In the interview she talks about the political future of women in Afghanistan.
Cross-Border Observations on Rape in India and South Africa In early 2013, the cases of two young women, brutally gang-raped and murdered in different parts of the world received uncharacteristic national and international attention. One was Jyoti Singh, a 23-year-old from India; and the other was 17-year-old Anene Booysen in South Africa. By Claudia Lopes
Shaping the Future - Women’s Participation in the 2014 Elections Officially there are no legal obstacles to women participating in politics in Afghanistan. However, only one woman is registered as a presidential candidate among many men, making discrimination against women in Afghan politics obvious. By Abdullah Athayi
Afghanistan: “Girls and women must be part of a democracy” Simia Ramish is a civil rights activist and journalist. As a candidate in the Herat provincial council election she aims to play an active role in politics. In this interview she explains her goals and wishes for Afghanistan.
Patriarchal Politics: The Struggle for Genuine Democracy in Contemporary India The 21st century has inherited the unfinished agenda of globalising democracy in a more vibrant form. After 65 years of freedom and democracy, India’s democratic structures continue to be restricted by their patriarchal foundations. By Ranjana Kumari