FPIF Issues: Women

The Drug War's Invisible Victims

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 16:45:00 -0500

Women bear the burden of the violence that is convulsing Mexico.

A Brief History of the Number Two

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 10:50:19 -0500

A poem for the mother of a young man killed by a bomb in Israel.

The Nobel Prize and The African Woman

Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:35:14 -0400

Three women are sharing the 2011 Nobel Prize for Peace.

Wambui Otieno's Mau Mau

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:56:51 -0400

'With her death on 30 August 2011, Wambui Otieno-Mbugua joins the pantheon of African women activists who devoted their lives to struggles against colonial and post-independence political regimes and against systems that favoured and still do favour men over women,' writes Elsie Cloete.

Women's Exclusion Worsens Somali Crises

Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:17:18 -0400

Somalia is now suffering from a drought on top of its civil war. Including women in decision-making roles is part of solving both crises.

Saudi Women Get Behind the Wheel

Wed, 13 Jul 2011 11:14:58 -0400

Saudi Arabia has played the lead role in countering the Arab Spring, but Saudi women are gaining momentum in their own campaign for driving rights.

Ending South Korea's Child Export Shame

Thu, 23 Jun 2011 11:25:14 -0400

The South Korean government is on the verge of bringing much-needed reform to what has been the world's largest child-export industry.

Domestic Workers at the ILO

Tue, 14 Jun 2011 13:20:00 -0400

Domestic workers are finally on the agenda at the International Labor Organization -- thanks to the efforts of a new social movement.

Ending Rape in War

Thu, 02 Jun 2011 14:57:47 -0400

Sexual violence is not a byproduct of war or an uncontrolled act by rogue soldiers, but a war crime committed primarily against women.

60-Second Expert: DSK

Mon, 30 May 2011 13:59:20 -0400

The IMF has been violating women since 1945.