Week
of 07-31-2006

• FAO – CEDAW – Article 14 – Rural Women
• UN Millennium Development Goal 3- Promote Gender Equality & Empower Women
• Saudi Arabia – “Misyar” Form of Marriage – Vulnerability for Women
• Malaysia-National Fatwa Council Rules That Botox Is Prohibited Under Islam
• Lebanon-Israel War – Arab Women Reporters on Frontlines of Both Sides
• Ethiopia – Prevention of Child Marriage – Amhara Region
• Women’s International Networking – WIN – Global Forum 2006
• Domestic Workers Abused – Human Rights Watch Report – Women & Girls
• Trafficking-South Asia-Regional Consultation to Implement SAARC Trafficking Convention
• Girls’ Education & Empowerment-Multi Country Success Stories-UNGEI
• World Breastfeeding Week; Breastfeeding Challenges for Back-to-Work Mothers
• USA-Catalyst Research Shows Slow Rate for Women to Top Corporate Officer Positions
• Call for Papers – Arab Women & Legislation – CAWTAR
• Kenya – Sexual Offences Bill Signed Into Law – Tougher Penalties
• UN Human Rights Issues-Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights
• Fiji-Women & Peace-Women’s Media NGO femLINK Pacific-Mobile Radio Station +
• Eastern Europe & Region-Stop Violence Against Women-August 2006
• India – All-Women Police Stations Address Domestic Violence
• Moldova Alternative CEDAW Report 2006
• WATCH Court Monitoring on Family & Sexual Violence-Victim Impact Statement Study
• UN CEDAW Committee – 37th Session – 2007
• Congo – Election – Personal Woman’s Hopes for Congo & Women’s Rights
• Global Governance Report 2006 – Gender
• Poem – Peace Through Our Children
• Eleanor Roosevelt – Endless Work For a Peaceful World
• Obstetric Fistula – Devastating for Women but Treatable
• Pakistan-Women’s Status & Children’s Food Security in Pakistan-Research
• USA-Cosmetic & Reconstructive Support for Survivors of Domestic Violence
• Pakistan Plans to Introduce Improved Legislation on Rape
• Women Central to the Debate on Trade in the Americas – Report
• India – Madhya Pradesh State – Mass Marriage – 251 Couples
• Internally Displaced Women-Need for Gender Disaggregated Data-Philippines Example
• Child Marriage – Early Marriage Puts Young Women at Risk of HIV/AIDS
• China-Female Infanticide-Preference for Boys-China One-Child Policy
• UK-India: Non Resident Indian Marriages Can Misrepresent & Become Nightmares
• Kenya – Maasai Community – FGM – Female Genital Mutilation
• European Union Donor Atlas 2006 – Gender
• Violence Against Women & Children – Zero Tolerance – Global AIDS Alliance
• UNIFEM Call to Stop Middle East Violence – Gender
• Afghanistan – Girls Football Competition
• Ghana-Educate Women on Political Potential-International Federation of Women Lawyers
• Poverty, Gender & Special Groups – Website Resources
• Trafficking-Rights & Vulnerabilities Resource-Women & Girls
• Zimbabwe – Call for Maternity Benefits for Public, Private, & Informal Sectors
• Togo- “Akpema”-Ritual for Rites of Womanhood-Kabye Ethnic Group-Virginity Tests +
• Nepal-Concerns Growing About Poor Maternity Care for Nepal Women
• Imagining Ourselves: Global Voices from A New Generation-Extended One More Year
• Catholic Church Fights Human Trafficking & Slavery
• India – Kashmir – Launch of First India Kashmir Women’s Magazine
• Yemen – Child Marriages – Oxfam
• Africa – Rural Women & Diversified ICT Projects
• Online Discussion-UN DAW-Elimination of Discrimination & Violence Against The Girl Child
• Canadian International Development Agency-100 Gender Program References
• Brazil-CEMINA Women Radio Network-Gender Diversity & Regional Outreach
• Angola-Africa-Minister:”Africa Will Only Develop When Barriers Against Women Eliminated”
• Trafficking – Combatting Trafficking in the EU – European Women’s Lobby
• Arabic Language Resources – Gender – Population Council
• WUNRN Lesson Plan-Religion & Women’s Economic, Social & Cultural Rights-ANTS

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