Domestic violence is yet another cause for international migration. Carrie Stanziola tells some of their stories. ...

On the concluding day of the Rio+20 Sustainability Conference, Helle Thorning-Schmidt, the Prime Minister of Denmark, along with other female Heads of State, signed a 'call to action' that urged governments, civil society and the private sector to prioritise gender equality and women’s empowerment in the sustainable development agenda. ...

Did you know that only 19% of all elected members of parliament internationally are women? Without the critical voices of 51% of the population, we may be missing out on the voices of environmental support that women offer. ...

Pendembu is a village of roughly 7000 inhabitants in the eastern part of Sierra Leone, West Africa. You may have heard of it before now. Its claim to fame is that it’s the birthplace of former President, Ahmad Tejan Kabbah. ...