Miren Gutiérrez

Lo más penoso ha sido la desatención de algunos ayuntamientos a las familias. Al principio, por dudas y miedos que poco a poco van desapareciendo. En algunos casos, por ideología contraria a reivindicar la memoria de los republicanos sociológicamente colocados en la izquierda.

Miren Gutierrez interviews SAADIA ZAHIDI, co-author of Global Gender Gap report ROME, Dec 3 (IPS) – “It is clear that there are huge discrepancies within Sub-Saharan Africa, but overall the region is doing extremely well in terms of political empowerment,” says Saadia Zahidi, head of the Women Leaders and Gender Parity Programme at the World [...]

There Is A Sense Of Vindication – Gender-South Africa Miren Gutierrez* interviews THENJIWE MTINTSO, Ambassador of South Africa to Italy ROME, Nov 26 (IPS) – Born in a squatter camp in Orlando East and raised by a single mother; working in a factory while completing secondary school by correspondence; arrested and banned by the apartheid [...]

Miren Gutierrez* interviews LOUISE DOUGHTY, novelist and critic Louise Doughty signing her book at the Edinburgh International Book Festival 2008. Credit:Tim Duncan ROME, Nov 25 (IPS) – The Nobel Prize in Literature has been awarded 102 times to 106 Nobel laureates between 1901 and 2009. Only 10 of those winners were women. Meanwhile, the Man [...]

Miren Gutierrez* interviews INES ALBERDI, executive director of UNIFEM Security Council debates protection of civilians – and women – in armed conflict. Credit:U.N. ROME, Nov 15 (IPS) – CEDAW or the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Violence Against Women (CEDAW) was adopted by the U.N. General Assembly in 1979.On its 30th [...]

Miren Gutierrez* interviews INES ALBERDI, executive director of UNIFEM Ines Alberdi: “CEDAW is the means by which governments (can) advance gender equality” Credit:U.N. ROME, Nov 15 (IPS) – The fight for women’s rights came about hand in hand with the struggle for democracy, civil rights and national liberation in different countries and periods, says Ines [...]

Miren Gutierrez* and Oriana Boselli interview IVANKA CORTI, former president of the CEDAW Committee ROME, Oct 21 (IPS) – On the eve of the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW), Italy is far from attaining gender equality. “I think that something is changing…however, the Convention [...]

By Miren Gutierrez* and Oriana Boselli A farmer harvests sorghum seeds in Sudan. The price of the seeds has doubled over the last two years. Credit:U.N. ROME, Oct 3 (IPS) – It was once true that all roads led to this ancient capital. Today it is the furrows of maize, wheat and rice fields that [...]

By Miren Gutierrez* and Oriana Boselli The prevailing machismo in politics discourages women’s involvement Credit:Italian government ROME, Sep 22 (IPS) – Angelica Mucchi-Faina, psychology professor at the Perugia University, thinks that “in Italy you cannot even talk about equal opportunities for women in politics.” However, Italy signed the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms [...]