Women Leaders

COCHABAMBA, Bolivia

Bolivia’s Indigenous Women Seek the Political Kingdom

By Jenny Cartagena Torrico
A growing number of Bolivia's indigenous women are participating in politics, ready to break the barriers of gender and ethnicity.

South Sudan’s Women Await Independence From Poverty

By Charlton Doki
One year after the formation of South Sudan, the country’s women say that independence has not resulted in the positive political, economic and social changes that they had hoped for.

Women Still Trapped Below Glass Ceiling of Party Politics

By Thalif Deen
The right of women to participate in political life is guaranteed by several international conventions, but transforming an abstract right into a reality requires hard work on the ground, says a new study released here.