Blog posts by zohra moosa: 2010
Yvette Cooper tops the charts
by zohra moosa // 7 October 2010, 23:41
Following on from my last post listing all the candidates running for Labour's Shadow Cabinet, the votes are now in (via the BBC). Yvette Cooper MP came in with the highest votes. Eight women in total were voted in within...
Labour shadow cabinet nominations
by zohra moosa // 29 September 2010, 18:26
Update: I count 14 women out of a total of 49 candidates, which is just under 29%. The Labour Party has announced the nominations for its Shadow Cabinet. Alphabetical by surname: Diane Abbott Douglas Alexander Ed Balls Hilary Benn Roberta...
MoD challenged on women's representation
by zohra moosa // 30 June 2010, 13:58
Yesterday Baroness Kinnock, who was appointed Minister for International Violence Against Women on International Women's Day this year after work done by ActionAid, submitted a parliamentary question to the new government which highlights its lack of women ministers (she uses...
Diane Abbott makes bid for Labour leadership
by zohra moosa // 20 May 2010, 08:32
Britain's first Black woman MP has just joined the leadership contest, annoucing her intentions on BBC Radio 4 about an hour ago. There's a piece about it on BBC online here. After an election campaign that was dominated by white...
Baroness Kinnock talks shop
by zohra moosa // 1 April 2010, 17:42
Update: If your MP hasn't already done so, you can get them to show their support for the new role by asking them to sign EDM 1121, tabled by Jo Swinson MP. Originally posted on ActionAid's blog. Follows on from...
David Cameron on gay rights - oops!
by zohra moosa // 25 March 2010, 17:30
Update: Here is the link to a transcript for the first video interview with David Cameron by the Gay Times. And here is the link to a transcript for the second video which is the Channel 4 piece on the...
Govt announces new role on global violence against women
by zohra moosa // 8 March 2010, 17:42
I originally posted this (in a slightly amended form) on Reuters' IWD live event. Update: Hannah Wright posted a great piece with background on this issue earlier today. Today the UK Government made a decision that could improve the lives...
Action alert!
by zohra moosa // 3 March 2010, 16:35
In February the UK Gender and Development Network (GADN) launched its five point election manifesto (pdf), calling on all political parties, their leaders and their politicians and candidates to put women's rights at the heart of their electioneering. It has...
UN Commission on the Status of Women
by zohra moosa // 2 March 2010, 14:42
Am in New York blogging on the annual UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW) with openDemocracy for the next week. This year is slightly different to previous CSWs in that it is marking 15 years since the Beijing...
Live stream: Hillary Clinton speaks on population
by zohra moosa // 6 January 2010, 20:08
Received an email bulletin from the Washington-based Center for Health and Gender Equity (CHANGE) today about an interesting event happening this Friday. At 14.30 eastern standard time (that's 19.30 GMT), Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will be making a...
Founder of The F-Word, Catherine Redfern, has co-authored a new book with Kristin Aune. Find out more at the 
