Global Voices · Citizen media stories about Women & Gender from March 2008

Eliot Spitzer's fall from grace grabbed the headlines as soon as newsmen caught wind of the scandal. Bloggers followed closely on their heel, including those from the Middle East and...

27 March 2008

Barbados: Archaic Laws

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

Cape Verde: Woman's day

Written by Paula Góes · Quick Reads · Sub-Saharan Africa

Burkina Faso: Home of black bags, baobabs and cute kids?

Written by John Liebhardt · Sub-Saharan Africa

This roundup will begin with some old business. From Stephen Davis of Voice in the Desert: His book Sophie and the Albino Camel is up for the Norfolk Shorts shortlist...

26 March 2008

Malawi: Blogging about marriage, language, lifestyle and health

Written by Victor Kaonga · Sub-Saharan Africa

The Malawian blogging community is gradually growing in terms of size and topics. In this roundup, I introduce four blogs dedicated to marriage and children issues, Tumbuka language, health and...

Japan and Korea: Comfort Woman

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

25 March 2008

Poland: The Abortion Issue

Written by Veronica Khokhlova · Quick Reads · Eastern & Central Europe

South Korea: Women's Expectation of their President

Written by Oiwan Lam · Quick Reads · East Asia

24 March 2008

Jamaica: Beauty and Race

Written by Janine Mendes-Franco · Quick Reads · Caribbean

23 March 2008

Czech Republic, Slovakia: Whipping Girls and Other Easter Traditions

Written by Elia Varela Serra · Eastern & Central Europe

Easter is a very important celebration both in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, called Velikonoce - from Veliké noci or Great Nights. Although the religious connotations of Easter were suppressed...