Memoir “I Am Malala” has brought women’s education advocate Malala Yousafzai financial success
Women Voting Rights articles on Democracy Chronicles
Women in the 21st century have a larger political role to play if they continue to identify and dismantle the barriers in the way of their political equality. As over half the population of the planet is female, ensuring women voting rights is key for any democracy. The Nineteenth Amendment giving women the right to vote across the United States was ratified in 1920 but government elections are still dominated by men. Also see our articles on Feminism, Minority Voting Rights or LGBT voting.
On Michelle Obama’s Education Campaign For Girls in Africa
Liberia, Morocco and Spain are part of Michelle Obama’s education campaign on six day trip
Rome’s First Female Mayor is From the 5-Star Movement
Rome’s first female mayor Virginia Raggi is from an anti-establishment party looking for change
Transform Government: 5 Plans and the Secret Sauce
I am an independent candidate for President of the United States with a very specific platform: Transform Government and Build Peace. This means fix our broken government agency-by-agency and build peace here at home and around the world.
GALLERY: Denim Day NYC Rally to End Sexual Violence
NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray delivered remarks at the Denim Day NYC Rally to End Sexual Violence with Councilwoman Laurie Cumbo, Manhattan Borough President Gale Brewer and LG Kathy Hochul on the City Hall steps
North Carolina and Mississippi: The Degradation of Lives
When the personal beliefs of individuals become legalised and begin to negatively impact and degrade the lives of other members of society, it becomes a problem – not just a problem, an atrocity
A Time to Remember Cuba’s Ladies in White Movement
Funeral of Laura Pollan is a time to reflect on the human rights work of the Ladies in White group
Trump Elicits Concern for Women, Democracy and Rights
With Donald Trump’s latest chauvinist and frankly repugnant comments about abortion, I find myself reflecting upon the current state of respect and safety of women within democracies across the globe.
The Revolutionary Colombian Women Seeking Peace
Organization enabled a generation of revolutionary Colombian women to find place in civil society
The Gender Voting Gap is Widening in America
With numerous controversial issues at play, the gender voting gap increasingly apparent this cycle