News headlines for “Human Population”, page 583
WOMEN'S DAY: Reflecting on Struggle for Equality in Kenya
- Inter Press Service
'It is yet another significant day in the life of women across the world in the struggle for gender equality and equity. It is for this reason that women look forward to marking yet another International Women Day,' says Janet Kanene, a gender studies university student.
WOMEN'S DAY: Overcoming Barriers in Central America
- Inter Press Service
Amarilis Chilel, 15, left her hometown of Ixchiguán in northwest Guatemala to work as a domestic in the capital: a common story among rural girls and women in Central America. 'I went to school up to fourth grade,' she told IPS.
LIBYA: Aid Groups Struggle with Rising Tide of Refugees
- Inter Press Service
The international community is ramping up efforts to alleviate the growing humanitarian crisis in Libya, with has affected over 200,000 people since the Muammar Gaddafi regime first began a violent crackdown on opposition forces some three weeks ago.
WOMEN'S DAY: An Arab Israeli Woman Fighting on All Fronts
- Inter Press Service
'Every woman is a woman of frustration. Me, I'm just struggle.' Hanin Zoabi, 41, is a Palestinian Israeli woman, a fighting woman. An elected member of the Israeli Knesset parliament, she is the first woman on an Arab party's list, Balad.
WOMEN'S DAY: Nepalese Maoists Abandoned by Party and Family
- Inter Press Service
As ‘Flames of the Snow’, a documentary on the ten-year civil war waged by Nepal’s Maoist party played at Kathmandu’s Kumari cinema recently, Maoist chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' saluted women who fought in his People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
WOMEN'S DAY: Rallies Planned in Iran Despite Crackdown
- Inter Press Service
Women's rights campaigners are hoping for a strong turnout to public rallies set to be staged across the Islamic Republic of Iran next Tuesday, despite a government crackdown on opposition demonstrators in recent weeks.
Ivorian Women Fatally Shot at Rally
- Inter Press Service
Security forces loyal to Laurent Gbagbo, Cote d'Ivoire's disputed president, have shot dead at least six women at a demonstration in support of his rival, Alassane Ouattara, witnesses said.
WOMEN'S DAY: A Historic Opportunity Unveiled
- Inter Press Service
In 1945, more than half a century ago, the signing of the United Nations Charter in San Francisco wrote women's equality into its canon, creating an indisputable commitment to gender equity in the post-World War global order.
BRAZIL: Women Scientists Abound - But Not at Senior Levels
- Inter Press Service
There are nearly as many female as male scientists in Brazil. But in academia or in private laboratories, women face subtle barriers to career advancement and equal salaries.
Q&A: 'We Denounce the Militarisation of Our Lives'
- Inter Press Service
Paramilitary groups in Colombia continue to threaten, harass and violently attack women's rights activists, says Patricia Guerrero, founder of a leading human rights group.
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