Week
of 10-09-2006

• Canada – Mail Order Brides Face Exploitation in Canada – Research
• CEDAW – Impermissible Reservations
• Women Information Network Europe – WINE
• Eritrea – Renewed Efforts to Outlaw Female Genital Mutilation
• Saudi Arabia Young Women & Women Without Borders – Self Presentation Skills – Career Planning
• Trafficking-Assessing Criminal Justice & Human Rights Models in Trafficking-ASEAN Region
• Afghanistan-Constitution Guarantees Equality For Women, But Traditions, Culture, Patriarchy Continue
• Grassroots Women’s Strategies for Land, Housing, & Property Rights
• Violence Against Women Monitor October 2006 – Central & Eastern Europe & CIS
• China – One Child Policy – Preference for Boys – Fertility Treatments for Multiple Births
• Development References Guide
• UN S-G Calls for More Political Will & Resources to Fight Violence Against Women; UN VAW Study
• Sweden – New Swedish Parliament is Most Gender Balanced in History
• Senegal – Education for Girls – Challenges of Illiteracy, School Dropout, Early Marriage, Poverty
• Gender, Justice, & Truth Commissions – Study
• Arab Women Connect – UNIFEM
• 2005 World Conference on Family Violence – Report – Canada
• Egypt – Inequality in Retirement Age for Women Civil Employees
• Air France to Show Video Against Child Prostitution & Child Sex Tourism
• “1325 Award” – Advancing Gender Equality in Conflict & Peacekeeping
• AMIDEAST Business & Legal Fellowship Program for Middle East Women – 17 Countries
• Bulgaria – National Assembly Ratifies CEDAW Optional Protocol – Bulgarian Gender Research Foundation
• Bangladesh – Hindu Women Need Marriage Registration System
• Violence Against Women – Severe & Pervasive Worldwide – UN Study
• Pakistan – “Swara” Killings of Women – Outlawed but Custom Prevails
• Gender – Economics – Development – World Bank
• Canada – Aboriginal Women at Risk
• Afghanistan – Gender Issues Research – Socio-Economic Dimensions +
• Burma/Myanmar – Shan Women’s Action Network – Website & Newsletter
• UN Secretary-General’s Study on Violence Against Children – Website Resource – Multilingual
• Trafficking – UN Member State Signatories to Trafficking Protocol of UN Convention on Organized Crime
• Internally Displaced Women – IDP’s
• Women’s International Studies Europe – WISE
• USA – Analysis of 2004 Female Homicide Data – Majority of Victims Knew Murderer & Had Relationship
• Saudi Arabia-Women’s Progress & Challenges on Rights, Laws, Reforms, Justice, Empowerment
• UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues – Gender
• UN Action Plan to Mainstream Gender Perspectives Into UN Peace & Security – First Annual Report
• Statistical View of the Life of Women & Men in the EU – Eurostat 2006
• HIV/AIDS Prevention for Girls & Young Women – Report Cards – Advocacy Tools
• World Bank Gender Action Plan – Gender Equality as Smart Economics
• India – Fears for Street Safety – Women Advocate Against Rape, Harassment
• Art – Earthstarwomen – Eternal Spirit of Woman
• Gender For Journalists Toolkit
• UN Study-UN Convention on the Rights of the Child-The Girl Child
• Swanee Hunt Book – Women’s Leadership, Peace Activism, Human Rights, Social Justice
• Trafficking – Prostitution – Demand – Europe – Conference – Study
• Asia-Framework for Fighting Child Poverty in Asia 2005-2015-The Girl Child-Plan International
• Domestic Violence as Torture
• UNGEI – Girls’ Too! Newsletter – United Nations Girls’ Education Initiative
• Cambodia – Street-Based Child Sexual Exploitation – Profile of Victims – Research – The Girl Child
• UK – Human Trafficking Report – UK Joint House of Lords & Commons Committee on Human Rights

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