International Women's Day News

Thursday, November 19, 2009 Our correspondent Islamabad In its special report published in connection with the International Women's Day to be observed on November 25, the Inter Parliamentary Union has lauded the efforts of Women Parliamentary Caucus in the National Assembly for its role in protection of women rights and their empowerment.

ZANESVILLE -- Liz Herrell, a member of the Zanesville and Coshocton Business and Professional Women, and Zanesville BPW president Mary Ann Dutro attended the BPW/OH meeting and 90th anniversary celebration Nov.

This file picture shows a rally in support of the Bulgarian immigrant in Greece, who became a victim of an acid attack just before Christmas, in Sofia on March 8, the International Women's Day.

Canada's high-tech industry wants more young women to consider a career in information technology.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month . Here is a piece on the simple but impactfull Bell Bajao campaign that I had written for Himal long ago, for International Women's Day .

Blissfully oblivious to last week's deluge of atonalism and new-fangled technology, the Studio de musique ancienne de Montreal turned the clock back 400-odd years for an old-school celebration of International Women's Day.

The designer, Marc Jacobs, creative director of Louis Vuitton, and the British supermodel, Naomi Campbell, are to collaborate in a new project to support one of the Prime Minister's wife, Sarah Brown's favourite charities, The White Ribbon Alliance.

The White Ribbon Alliance, a charity coalition formed to promote safe motherhood, will run its first global ad campaign to mark the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day.

Savelia Curniski wasted no time exposing the sobering reality of human trafficking.

Want to stop that nasty habit of defacing photos of your ex-boyfriend or simply take control of the Myspace addiction that has taken over your life? Paint, write, collage or scribble it on a postcard, send it to Melbourne's Queen Victoria Women's Centre before 1 March 2007 and contribute to the anonymous Note to Herself exhibition as part of ...

Women have been advised to remember where they come from and know their importance as well as ability to contribute to the nation's prosperity and growth.

KUALA LUMPUR: For Chan Bi Jing, nine, gender equality is a boy and a girl happily creating a balance on a seesaw.

The Women's Summit looks at overcoming adversity. EVERY year, the Women's Summit is held in conjunction with International Women's Day to give women a platform to be heard on issues at the workplace.

Evin prison in Tehran, where Clotilde Reiss is being held, has a fearsome reputation.

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" In the first half of 2009, competition went from fierce to brutal in the Vietnamese mobile phone service market.

Bangalore: The Karnataka Government is committed to ensuring that not a single girl child is deprived of educational opportunities, Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa said here on Wednesday.

Women are making up an increasing percentage of the world's workers, but many still find it impossible to break into top jobs, the International Labor Organization said Thursday.

Tradition is a comforting concept. So is the idea of tea, sandwiches, strawberry shortcake, Devonshire cream and other tasty treats.

That was until the Sydney-based duo's distributor got wind of the fact that Moss was partially topless in the image and restricted the issue, which is due out Friday.