BRING MORE POWER TO THE SISTAHS!
Reading Time 1 minsMarch 8, 2015 Today is International Women’s Day (IWD). Speaking at the February 27 and 28 conference under the title “Women in Power and decision-making: Building a Different World,” Winnie Byanyima, executive director of Oxfam International, told IPS: “Women tend, when they’re in parliament, for example, to promote women’s rights legislation. When women are in sufficient numbers in parliaments they also promote children’s rights and they tend to speak up more for the interests of communities, local communities, because of their close involvement in community life”. The February 27-28 conclave (held in the Chilean capital, Santiago) began with… Read More »BRING MORE POWER TO THE SISTAHS!