Known by her nickname, Ega was one of 15 women selected to participate in the UN Development Programme-supported Perempuan Inspiratif…
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Mercy Erhi Makpor. Credit: UNU-EGOV / Cristina BragaOpinion by Mercy Erhi Makpor (guimarães, portugal)Tuesday, March 07, 2023Inter Press ServiceGuimarães, Portugal, Mar…
Opinion by Armida Salsiah Alisjahbana (bangkok, thailand)Wednesday, March 01, 2023Inter Press ServiceBANGKOK, Thailand, Mar 01 (IPS) – The writer is Under-Secretary-General…
Opinion by Roomi Aziz (islamabad, pakistan)Friday, February 24, 2023Inter Press ServiceISLAMABAD, Pakistan, Feb 24 (IPS) – While its origins may be…
Opinion by Mariz Tadros (brighton, uk)Friday, February 17, 2023Inter Press ServiceBRIGHTON, UK, Feb 17 (IPS) – Since researching the experiences of…
Two of the six Russian women who were detained by the Argentine immigration authorities when they reached the country on…
In Parque das Tribos, an indigenous neighbourhood in Manaus, the capital of Brazil’s Amazonas state, violence against women is not…
It often takes considerable bravery to stand up for the rights of women. The UN, which is committed to empowering…
Pioneering Black-American feminist Dorothy Pitman Hughes, a community activist who toured the United States speaking with Gloria Steinem in the…
As the Russian invasion erodes the security of Ukrainians across the country, the risk to women and girls is two-fold.…