Panel event of this years conference. 99 years after the 19th amendment. Thanks to our panelists who will lead through an interesting conversation and thanks to katie mistry and jay sexton who not only put this panel together but also were cochairs of the Conference Program committee and are responsible for the Wonderful Program we will enjoy over the next couple of days. Thank you to the cosponsors of the event, the coordinating council for women in history and the history and American Studies Department at George Washington university. Political scientists tell us that women played a bigger role in the 2018 elections than they have in any other election in history. A Record Number of women are running for office, taking up seats in congress and heading out on the campaign trail. Women have made up the majority. Since 1980, there has been a growing gender gap. Despite these trends, women continue to be underrepresented. Even with the record chattering number of women that joined congr
New strategy to counter their countrys low birth rate, and it involves foreigners. Negotiators from iran and six world powers are struggling over how to put limits on the Iranian Nuclear program. They entered the last day of their threeday meeting in geneva. They got caught up over whether the iranians might suspend some Nuclear Activities in exchange for scaling back of sanctions. European Union Foreign policy chief Kathryn Ashton is coordinating contacts with the iranian side. Shes setting up meetings with negotiators from the United States, france, germany and britain. Shes working with the Iranian Foreign minister to try and close up gaps. The Iranian Foreign minister says they have worked through some details, but major differences remains. The iranians demanded that the powers recognize their right to enrich uranium. They claim their right is inalienable and constitutes a peaceful use of Nuclear Power. But their counterparts fear enriching uranium beyond a certain level of purity
Barrier. But the stories of war. When safe at their effect here in korea line from school. John went to do so much for joining us. Well its been a Long Time Coming but the two koreas today reached an agreement on when to hold the next round of three unions for families separated by the korean war the pair suffered its third week of the very end if the go ahead as planned to be the first trains in mourning thirty years of punk funk he has a top story. After just four hours of discussions the teacher me and agreed on wednesday to resume the loves us and gave me a chance for families separated by the korean war. The koreas have agreed to hold a round of family reunions from february twenty oh two the twenty fifth. At about two mm gun. A divided family members selected for last years canceled the unions will take part with one hundred South Koreans meeting with their loved ones in the first round and another one hundred North Koreans taking part in the second round. A team of south korean
The number of international marriages hit a three-year high in 2022, with the year-on-year growth rate ticking up 27.2 percent as travel restrictions for international arrivals were eased in Korea following the strict COVID-19 measures. Statistics Korea said Thursday that the number of marriages between Koreans and foreign nationals fell to 16,700 last year, down from 23,600 in 2019. In 2020 the figure stood at 15,300 and then in 2021 it fell even further to 13,100.