Tag Archive: women

The Three Wise Women – Hillary Clinton, Samantha Power and Susan Rice

Now, the three women were pushing for American intervention to stop a looming humanitarian catastrophe in Libya. There has often been speculation about what would have been different if Clinton had won the US Presidency rather than Obama. In what way would she have run the US differently that Obama? Well, now we know. Hillary…

Repost: Update from Harrassmap

Conclusions from HarassMap’s First Progress Report
November 1st, 2010 to December 29th, 2010

HarassMap: Putting Women’s Safety on the Map

The issue of violence and harassment of  women is a global problem, with women experiencing violence in their lifetime ranging from approximately 5 to 50% globally, and sexual violence with a similar global range (please read attached The World’s Women 2010: Trends and Statistics for more info). It is thus exciting to see that digital…

A Somali Woman Speaks out against Extremism via the Kenya Somali Blog

Women have cast off the clothes of hope and freedom and have locked themselves, covering their bodies as if they were trying to protect themselves from a situation of violence and unpredictable danger. Kaha Mohamed Aden Somalia is a scary place for those who live there, especially women. I think it is important to get…