It shocks, disappoints and angers me that in a world where man has traveled to the moon and where we can connect to people anywhere on earth instantly online, men and women are still not equal.

The statistics are sobering. Across the globe, gender-based violence causes more deaths and disabilities...

I first met Zackie Achmat at a rather formal dinner that was being held in honor of Nelson Mandela under the canvas of a grand marquee tent, with elaborately laid out table arrangements, ladies sashaying in evening gowns and gentlemen dressed in evening suits.

One person stood out from the...