Women in the Catholic Church: Will their role change with Pope Francis?

According to media reports Pope Francis stressed the “fundamental” importance of women in the Roman Catholic Church.

International Women’s Day could be happier

According to media reports Vatican, Iran, Russia and other nations resist UN efforts to stop sexual violence against women. The objections are based on the argument about the different cultures and religion.

Women in combat? Yes!

The Pentagon to declare lifting a ban on women serving in combat. How revolutionary is this act and what added value it may give to military? And BTW, is it a right decision in your opinion?

How to stop the violence against women in India?

India:  A key cause for premature female deaths is the ill-treatment of women and overt discrimination which take on many forms not just rape.

Female voters and US presidential election

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Rape victim was accused of indecency. Does it tell us something about Tunisia?

It is probably useless to make any fundamental conclusion based on this story. But my question is: How women fit into Tunisian society after the political changes?

Will the increased number of women at the Olympic Games influence the global equality?

But it shouldn’t be only about the female athletes. Only 17% of decision making positions in the Olympic sport bodies are held by women.

A new era? Saudi woman makes Olympic history

Hopefully this is the beginning of a new era, said Wojdan Shahrkhani. She became the first Saudi Arabian woman to compete at the Olympic Games. This is probably not the new era, but it is significant. The short interview on Saudi women participation at the London Olympics with Raghida Dergham follows. She is Columnist and Senior Diplomatic Correspondent for the London-based Al Hayat. Arabian Business ranked her as number 42 on the list of 100 Most Powerful Arab Women in 2011.

Taiwan: The gender card in the presidential election?

Tsai Ing-wen’s campaign: This is the first time that a female politician became the presidential candidate of a major political party in Taiwan.

Nobel Peace Prize for Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf: Is it a bad timing?

The Liberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf fights for staying in the office. The elections will take place next week.