BEIJING, Sept. 14 (IPS) — Seventy of the 150 plus governments
that addressed the plenary of the Fourth World Conference on Women
made commitments of varying tenor to improving the lot of women,
but precious few gave any indication of how and when they would do
so. Continue Reading

BEIJING, Sept. 14 (IPS) — The U.N. Development Fund For Women
(UNIFEM), spurred by global recognition of the problem of violence
against women, today launched a campaign to collect concrete action
plans from governments and activists worldwide. Continue Reading

Ihsan Bouabid

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (IPS) — Arab women have strong views about
the Platform for Action finalized today at the Fourth World
Conference on Women, but are sanguine about their role in the
meeting. Continue Reading

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (IPS) — “The proof of the pudding is in the
eating.” Continue Reading

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (IPS) — Eastern Europe was the odd region out
during the Fourth World Conference on Women which concluded here
today. Continue Reading

BEIJING, Sept. 13 (IPS) — A global committee set up to blow the
whistle on discrimination against women complained here today that
its members were being shut out of the various debates at the
Fourth U.N. World Conference on Women. Continue Reading

BEIJING, Sept. 15 (IPS) — African governments walked away from
the Fourth World Conference on Women today with much less than they
had hoped. Continue Reading

BEIJING, Sept. 14 (IPS) — The touchy issues of labor migration
and migrants’ rights have climbed up a few rungs at the women’s
conference here, but still have a long way to go before they reach
the top of the global agenda. Continue Reading

BEIJING, Sept. 13 (IPS) — Amid last-ditch attempts to save a
global platform for action from turning into a mere wish list for
women’s advancement, a group founded by one of the leading
feminists of the century has added its voice to the call for women
to enjoy freedom of reproductive choice. Continue Reading

BEIJING, Sept. 13 (IPS) — “Women of color” from all parts of
the world ignited the Fourth World Conference on Women today with
a poignant protest designed to force inclusion of a reference to
race in the final declaration. Continue Reading