Monday's program was full of provocative and interesting discussions by women working for rights and democracy in repressive and violent contexts. Upcoming elections in both Sudan and Burma will present opportunities for democratic transformation, but also significant challenges. In Sudan, the fir
Yesterday, the presenter from Palestine made an impassioned speech, arguing that feminists in Palestine should be primarily part of the struggle against Israeli imperialism, rather than focusing on patriarchy within their own culture. In a further discussion on challenges to democracy in national
As a staff member of the Nobel Women’s Initiative, the path to Guatemala for NWI’s 2nd International Conference - Women Redefining Democracy - began long before my colleague Liz Bernstein and I boarded a plane in Ottawa on Tuesday morning. It began in meetings, conference calls and concept note dr
