A midwife interviews a pregnant woman in Burkina Faso while making the film Avec Nous
WRA members in India hold a conference at the Taj Mahal – the biggest monument to maternal death in the world
A midwife interviews a pregnant woman in Burkina Faso while making the film Avec Nous
WRA members in India hold a conference at the Taj Mahal – the biggest monument to maternal death in the world
India A study of local government found that elected women leaders were more likely to allocate resources for public goods (including health clinics, sanitation, and training of midwives). They were also more likely to support services women want
Rwanda over half of all parliamentarians are women. This has led to gender equity issues being placed more highly on the policy agenda. Elsewhere in Africa women political representatives have been credited with raising awareness of HIV/AIDS