GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 8, 2019 (CMC) – President David Granger said, today, that he held “gruelling” talks with officials of the Guyana Elections Commission (GECOM), and would name a date for fresh regional and general elections, once the Commission has ...
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International Women’s Day: Don’t Let Anyone Tell You How Far You Can Go
By Leire Gurruchaga Iraola Guest Writer BARCELONA, Spain March 8, 2019 (IPS) — The data – with its sexism and its gaps – shows us that many of the barriers girls experience are determined merely by their gender. This inequality, ...
Read More »It’s Time To Break The Menstrual Taboo
By Tharanga Yakupitiyage Guest Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York March 8, 2019 (IPS) — It is time to rise up and fight a long-neglected taboo: menstruation. Marking International Women’s Day, United Nations human rights experts called on the international community ...
Read More »Protecting Women’s Space In Politics
By Isabelle Arradon Guest Writer BRUSSELS, March 8, 2019 (IPS) — Women human rights defenders, around the globe, are facing heightened threats of violence and repression. Sometimes they are targeted for being activists, and sometimes just for being women. World ...
Read More »Smart Tech Will Only Work For Rural Women When The Fundamentals For Its Uptake Are In Place
By Ibrahim Thiaw Guest Writer UNITED NATIONS, New York March 8, 2019 (IPS) — Science and technology offer exciting pathways for rural women to tackle the challenges they face daily. Innovative solutions for rural women can, for example, reduce their ...
Read More »International Women’s Day 2019: Is The Digital Divide Making It Too Late To Innovate?
By Yvonne Sam Social and Political Commentator Here we are in March, with longer days and the official start of spring, and the promise of renewed life as plant life push through the last of the snow. March 8, annually ...
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