http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org All the Difference in the World. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:14:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Join WCI tonight at International House at 7pm to celebrate! Monday, March 8 at 7pm International International Women' Day 2010 Join ... http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org/2010/03/happy-international-womens-day/ The Cambodian parliamentary elections are still three years away, but Ms. Mu Sochua, prominent female politician of the opposition party, is already working hard to win her re-election votes “‘one by one.’” Denied access to the government-controlled newspapers and television - and facing fierce resistance from ... http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org/2010/03/prominent-female-leader-faces-fierce-resistance-in-cambodia/ An 8.8-magnitude earthquake shook the country to its core this Saturday. With powerful aftershocks continuing throughout the weekend, and widespread destruction throughout the entire country, officials could only begin to evaluate the full extent of the damage a few days later. Michelle Bachelet, the first ... http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org/2010/03/chilean-president-michelle-bachelet-faces-catastrophic-challenges-during-last-weeks-in-office/ Prime Minister Boiko M. Borisov of Bulgaria has instituted a policy to increase women’s participation in politics. He has recently endorsed a “legion of women”,[1] changing the almost exclusively male face of Bulgarian politics. Positions held by female politicians include the justice minister, the mayor of Sofia, the speaker ... http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org/2010/02/women-make-a-place-for-themselves-in-bulgarian-politics/ It is a promising, exciting time for Iraqis as they await their second major post-war parliamentary elections. For the women, though, this time is also a bleak reminder of the long and difficult road that lies ahead before they can exert any significant political influence in ... http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org/2010/02/as-a-new-female-political-class-emerges-in-iraq-many-challenges-lie-ahead/ WCI is planning a series of events this March and April in honor of International Women's Day: March 8, 2010.  Please stay posted on the following events listed below: 1. International Women's Day Panel Monday, March 8th 7:00pm Location: International House Philadelphia, 3701 Chestnut Street Phila PA 19147 Join us for ... http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org/2010/02/join-wci-to-celebrate-international-womens-day-2010/ Despite the sixteen years that have passed since the end the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the deep wounds across the country remain all too visible. Avega Agahozo, a non-profit association of genocide widows, demonstrates how this slow process of recovery is directly linked to the wounds thousands ... http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org/2010/02/sixteen-years-later-rwanda%e2%80%99s-genocide-widows-continue-to-suffer-in-silence/ As the long-awaited London Conference on Afghanistan lies just a day away, female Afghan human rights defenders, deeply troubled with the exclusion of Afghan women’s perspectives in the peace-building process, released a statement of detailed recommendations regarding their country’s security, development, and governance. UNIFEM reports that, to date, this ... http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org/2010/01/in-the-wake-of-intensifying-peace-building-efforts-in-afghanistan-afghan-women-voice-their-concerns/ In the aftermath of the earthquake in Haiti, Taina Bien-Aimé, Executive Director of international women’s rights organization Equality Now, wrote a powerful article: she reminds readers that gender issues, and the plight unique to the women in Haiti, must be a central component in the response ... http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org/2010/01/violence-against-women-the-%e2%80%9cunaddressed-catastrophe%e2%80%9d-of-haiti/ UNIFEM announced yesterday the launching of a month-long online discussion forum on “Women in Power and Decision Making.” This is just one segment four-month series of United Nations online discussions organized and hosted by WomenWatch. This series was launched as a central component of the fifteen-year review ... http://www.womenscampaigninternational.org/2010/01/with-the-15-year-review-of-the-beijing-platform-for-action-in-full-swing-unifem-invites-the-public-to-join-in-on-the-discussion/