Women successful yet sidelined in film writing and directing

A new study for the BFI finds that UK independent films were more likely to be profitable if they had women in key backstage roles, yet the gender is still under-represente...

Truth or Dare…? The Alchemy of Desire Deconstructed

I am completely compelled and driven by an intense need to write this piece because I’m no longer now, able to be in denial of the force driving me to give some persp...

Statement by UN Women Executive Director Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka on International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

“This violence knows no borders and it affects women and girls of all ages, all income levels, all races, and all faiths and cultures. From conflict zones to urban sp...

Muffin Top Movie: Reclaiming the Female Image

Are we still in 1954? No, this is 2013, yet female directors are only 4 percent of the Hollywood equation. In fact, for the last five years, there have been fewer women in ...

Lifestyle changes ‘could reduce risk’ of pregnancy complications

A collaboration of investigators from the UK, Ireland and New Zealand say that by changing certain lifestyle factors, such as increasing fruit intake before pregnancy and m...

After The Rain - A new documentary about how women farmers are coping with climate change

Despite their many differences in attitude, the four women all share the same sky and all of them are experiencing the same fears and challenges that come with climate chan...

Garlic Tales

The day shimmered in the April heat. Vehicles of all shapes and sizes whizzed or trundled past, making the service road shudder at regular intervals. This made for a slight...

‘Unequal care work blocks gender equality’- UN expert

Unpaid care work like cooking, caring for children and elderly leads to poverty and
isolation of women if not identified, says Magdalena Sepúlveda, Special Rapp...

‘No Ceiling: The Full Participation Project’

Secretary Clinton recently announced a new Clinton Foundation Program ‘No Ceiling: The Full Participation Project’.

This program will measure the global...