The author’s sons dressed as superheroes on a rainy afternoon. (Theresa Vargas/The Washington Post) By Theresa Vargas – May 11, 2018 I am the mother of boys. High-energy, bug-loving, cross-stream-peeing-for-the-fun-of-it boys. But I also had a daughter. . Learn More
Japan – Benefit Cuts Threaten Social Protection of the Poor – Women Highly Vulnerable – UN Rights Experts Warn
If these policies are left uncorrected, they will hurt those who are most vulnerable to poverty – notably, older women, female heads of households, and women with disabilities,” the experts stressed, GENEVA (24 May 2018) – UN human rights experts* are urging the Government of Japan to review a series of planned benefit cuts which threaten the . Learn More
Global Call for Action to End Worldwide Discrimination & Abuse of Women Journalists
Dozens of delegates at the IFJ’s gender council conference - from Asia to the Americas and Europe to the Middle East – have issued a global call for action to address the violence, poverty and discrimination faced by women worldwide. Dozens of delegates at the IFJ’s gender council conference - from Asia to the Americas and Europe to the Middle . Learn More
Women’s Right to Food & Nutrition – Rural Women, All Women
This document on Rural Women’s Right to Food & Nutrition was drafted as a Submission for CSW 62. BUT, it is a powerful sustainable statement on the realities of women and food issues, and indeed, applies to all women, well beyond rural. It is intersectional with multiple rights of women and girls. It links to the economic, social, and cultural . Learn More
EU – GREVIO – Expert Group to Monitor Implementation on the Istanbul Convention by States Parties
EU Istanbul Convention on Violence Against Women & Domestic . Learn More
Palestinian Women’s Rights Cannot Be Fulfilled Under Current Occupation & Violence – GNWP Calls on Israel to Honor Obligations Under CEDAW
May 24, 2018 - The Global Network of Women Peacebuilders (GNWP) condemns the violence and excessive use of force by the Israeli troops against peacefully marching Palestinian protesters. The violence against Palestinians, which unleashed in the past weeks following the start of the "Great March of Return", calling for the right of return and an . Learn More
Tunisia – Women Make Significant Gains in Municipal Elections, But Challenges for Leadership Continue
ANIS MILI/AFP/Getty Images - Souad Abdel Rahim, a member of the Islamist Ennahda party and head of its Tunis list in the 2018 municipal elections, speaks during an interview at her office in Tunis. READ IN: العربية By Mohamed Ali Litfi - May 23, 2018 TUNIS, Tunisia — The Independent High Authority for Elections said May 9 that Tunisian . Learn More
CEDAW Committee General Recommendations
The Committee also makes General Recommendations on any issue affecting women to which it believes the States parties should devote more attention. General recommendation No. 1 -- fifth session, 1986 reporting guidelines Available in languages: English French Spanish General recommendation No. 2 -- sixth session, 1987 reporting . Learn More
Before “Selfies,” Courageous Women Artists’ Self-Portraits Were Deeply Personal Social Messages
Vivian Maier An American street photographer born in New York City, Vivian Maier is considered to be one of the greatest photographers of the 20th century. Her craft was her life, though she supported herself by working as a nanny for families in New York and then Chicago. Despite her artistic legacy and narrative influence on picturemaking, . Learn More
UN Adopts Resolution Linking Conflict to Hunger & Starvation
By EDITH M. LEDERER – May 24, 2018 UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The U.N. Security Council unanimously approved a resolution Thursday that for the first time recognizes the link between conflict and hunger and strongly condemns the use of starvation as a method of warfare. The resolution calls on all parties to conflict to comply with international . Learn More
Papua New Guinea – Sorcery-Related Violence Surges as Women Are Attacked & Murdered, Accused of Witchcraft
PHOTO: The remains of a house set alight during an attack targeting a family accused of sorcery in Raguma-Yombi. (ICRC: Jessie Boylan, file) 29 October, 2017 - Community leaders in Papua New Guinea have said they are at a loss to explain a recent upsurge in sorcery-related violence that most often targets women, in some parts of the . Learn More
SDGs&Her Online Competition for Women Entrepreneurs
SDGs&Her is an online competition for women entrepreneurs to showcase how they are supporting the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through their business operations. In 2015, all 193 United Nations member countries signed on to 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to "create the future we want in 2030." SDGs&Her is an online . Learn More
Ireland – Abortion Referendum – Landslide Yes Victory Predicted as Counting Continues
Counting of votes in the abortion referendum has begun, with an official result expected to be declared in the afternoon. Photograph: Cyril Byrne Exit polls suggest the margin of victory for the Yes side in the referendum will be 68% to 32% Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Email App May 26, 2018 - Counting of votes in the abortion . Learn More
USA – Equal Pay Would Cut Poverty Rate among Children with Working Mothers by At Least Half in 14 US States
Using new GDP data, analysis finds that more than half of states would see increased incomes equivalent to 3% or more of the state’s overall GDP if women had equal pay May 11, 2017 - Washington, DC—According to a statistical analysis of state data by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research(IWPR), the poverty rate for children with a working . Learn More
Expanding Funding for Women in Peace & Security
This report aims to shed light on how organizations working to increase women’s inclusion in peace and security decision making (a field sometimes known as “women, peace, and security” or WPS) can expand and diversify their universe of prospective donors and funders. Direct Link to Full 40-Page 2017 . Learn More
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