Senior Researcher, Ms Torild Skard (born 1936 in Oslo) is a pioneer in women’s studies with particular focus on women in politics and diplomacy. She has combined an exceptional political
Nilowv Activities in 2019 2019 was an exciting year for the League of Women Voters of Nigeria (Nilowv). We implemented our national and grassroots mobilisation structures and activated membership drive activities. Offices in all 36 State capitals, the
The women are sitting with hijabs and scarves over their heads. They are huddled in coats and blankets against the harsh winter nights of Delhi, Allahabad and Lucknow where the
At IAW International Meeting in Geneva October 2019, Anuarite Sirewabo Muyuwa, President of SOFEDEC, Democratic Republic of Congo, proposed a regional African conference to be held in Kinshasa in July
Progressing with our feminist goals through alternative narratives that will allow us to fight effectively against women’s human rights’ violations. Today it is 25 years since the Beijing Platform for
Ms. Adjoa Thérèse AKAKPO, President of IAW associate La Colombe in Togo, is among the 10 winners of the Prize of Women’s Creativity in Rural Life – 2019 organized by
Women released last year a report called “Turning promises into actions” Gender equality in the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development. The report underlines that progress towards meeting the sustainable development
#MeToo THEN WHAT? When the original #MeToo wave began in the US, though there was support, there was for the most part silence in India. Women in the film industry,
