The growing influence of Chinese women in business
Mao Zedong, a former Chinese ruler once said, “Women hold up half the sky.” This statement may then have appeared to be a way…
Stemming Domestic Violence in the US
While there are cases of men being battered and oppressed by women, majority of incidents involve men occasioning pain on their spouses or sexual…
The Suffering but Silent Woman
According to a recent report by CNN, 94% of the women raped in India are victims of people they know very well. Unfortunately and…
UN Efforts to Empower Women in Tanzania
The Constitution of the United Republic of Tanzania guarantees gender equality in Articles 13 and 13. In addition, the nation has ensured that its…
A Firsthand Account of the Consequences of Teenage Pregnancy
This is a firsthand account of a 22-year-old woman who got pregnant at the age of 19. She speaks about her experiences and why…
The Five Top Issues Facing African-American Women – One Black Women’s Point of View
After much thought and consideration a black professor came up with the top five issues of concern for women in the black America today….
Why educating African Girls is Important
A woman’s empowerment must begin when she is a child if it is to be sustainable. Inequalities between men and women do not begin…
Are young women dressing decently?
Society is in flux. A few years are enough to change the way people think about an issue to a large degree. There are…
The Trends of Child Maltreatment
“Child maltreatment (a term that encompasses both abuse and neglect) is associated with physical injuries, delayed physical growth and neurological damage. Child maltreatment is…
Domestic Violence Challenges in China
China has for a long time been regarded as a mysterious nation where freedoms are curtailed within what can best be described as a…
Gender Equality Still a Dream for French Women
Though regarded as second class citizens in many societies, women often support efforts aimed at enlarging the democratic space and fighting various forms of…