Two female figures lead the democratic movements currently revolutionizing Myanmar and Taiwan.

As a Middle Eastern conservative nation, womanhood in the Islamic Republic of Iran is a constant struggle, one that the government tends to, often far too literally, cover up.

The Women, Peace and Security framework aims to improve women’s rights in conflict and post-conflict situations

Time and again conflicts erupt during which alarmingly high rates of rape and other forms of sexual violence are being recorded.

Delhi, 15th August 2014, Narendra Modi addressed the nation in his first Independence Day speech as Indian Prime Minister. The ramparts of the iconic Red Fort provided a familiar setting. However, the content of Mr Modi’s speech broke from tradition. Notable was his impassioned plea for a shift in attitude on the issue of violence against women – an issue that, by his reckoning, still brings shame to India