UN calls for improved healthcare for women
Reuters reported that in a joint project with the United Nations, the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation pledged $1.5 billion to improving the health of women and children around the world.
Meet some of our writers
In this article, writers from our current creative writing courses will be sharing some of their thoughts about their experiences and what they have learned and accomplished.
Update: women in politics around the world
According to recent Centre for Women and Democracy research, the number of women prime ministers and elected presidents has been rising. The number around the world now stands at seventeen.
World Summit on Information Society
At only the second annual event, more than 700 participants from around the world attended the Summit to discuss ways in which information and communication technologies can be used to improve the lives of the world’s poorest.
Goldman Sachs says: invest in girls and women
In a 2008 global economics research paper, Goldman Sachs finds that narrowing the gender gap in employment – which is one potential consequence of expanded female education – could push income per capita as much as 14 per cent higher than current projections.
Angola editor-in-chief promotes domestic violence crime bill
As the first female editor-in-chief of Angola’s leading investigative weekly, Angolense, Susana Mendes is making sure that domestic violence stays in the news columns.
How would you create world peace?
UNESCO has given all of us the chance to answer that question by asking for submissions of projects to The Power of Peace Network. There are no restrictions as to who may submit a proposal. Schools, universities, non-governmental organisations and individuals are invited to participate in this process, and the request is for “concrete and executable projects related to peace building and dialogue, and targeting young people.”
