The United Nations is against virginity testing. It says it can make women suffer from trauma. PHOTO | FILE | NATION MEDIA GROUP The UN bodies explained that the practice has no scientific or clinical basis, and that there is no examination that can prove a girl or woman has had sex. Simelela said the examination can be . Learn More
India – Addressing Caste & Gender Based Violence Against Dalit Women & Girls in India
Direct Link to Full 44-Page 2018 Report: http://sistersforchange.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/SFC_A-Call-For-Justice_Feb2018_Web.pdf . Learn More
Special Rapporteur on Food Report to the UN General Assembly on the Right to Food of Women Agricultural Workers – Challenges for WOMEN Agricultural Workers
April 2017 - Across the globe, women make up a large part of agricultural labor: In Sub-Saharan Africa in 2015, they represented 40 % of the agricultural labor force. In some developing countries, their contributions exceed 50%. Closing the gender gap could increase yields on women-run farms by 20-30%. This could raise total agricultural output in . Learn More
Gender Integration in Human Rights Investigations
October 5, 2018 - Any investigation of human rights abuses and violations that does not include gender as one of the criteria risks being incomplete at best or biased at worse, said UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Kate Gilmore. “Investigations that overlook the ways in which gender other identities and the associated social norms . Learn More
USA – Sobering Reality of a Chinese Immigrant Girl, Then Prostitute, Her Life & Death in NYC
“Feeling depressed for a long time,” Song Yang, known on 40th Road as SiSi, posted. “Coming out to bask in the sunshine.” Todd Heisler/The New York Times By DAN BARRY and JEFFREY E. SINGER - Photographs and video by TODD HEISLER - OCT. 12, 2018 A woman begins to fall. With her long dark hair in a ponytail and her black-and-red scarf loose . Learn More
International Day of Rural Women – October 15
This project, “Evaluation, recovery and conservation of the genetic resources of the Suri alpaca strain in Peru”, started in 2001 and was the first collaboration between SGP Peru and the alpaca-raising communities in the country’s highland areas. Now, the municipality counts five urban artisan collectives and eight in rural areas, for a total of 13 . Learn More
Women2030 & The Sustainable Development Goals
The Women2030 project is being implemented in countries across different regions of the world. It is constituted by a coalition of 5 women+ and gender network organisations collaborating to realize the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in a gender-equitable and climate-just way. The coalition is part of a 5 year framework partnership agreement . Learn More
#Timesup on Undervaluing the Work of Older Women
March 2, 2018 - As famous women speak out against discrimination, we must make sure that we are listening, not only to those with a platform and a voice, but also to those who are vulnerable and marginalised. Which is why I am excited to announce a new piece of research into older women and unpaid care, which Age International is carrying out with . Learn More
Want Gender Equality? Let’s Start with Ending Child Marriages
© Getty Images By Megan E. Corrado* - October 12, 2018 Each Oct. 11th the global community pauses to recognize and celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child. However, girls continue to face unique challenges simply for being young and female. . Learn More
Women & War – Beyond Victims – Multiple Roles & Agents of Change
Men make war; women live with the consequences. At least that is the way it is largely perceived. A new feature by National Geographic, supported by the International Committee of the Red Cross, takes a closer look at how women react to and deal with the disruption that conflict brings to family and work life. The project, A Woman's War, we break . Learn More
Nikki Haley to Resign as US Ambassador to the United Nations
Ms. Haley said she would resign at the end of the year, marking a high-profile departure of one of the few women in President Trump’s cabinet. Mr. Trump said Ms. Haley had told him she wanted a break after two years on the job, and Ms. Haley said she had no intention of running for the presidency in . Learn More
USA-California -“Comfort Women” Status Remains Despite Japan Protests
In September 2017, San Francisco unveiled a memorial commemorating the tens of thousands of “comfort women” who were detained and raped by Japanese soldiers before and during World War II.CreditCreditJustin Sullivan/Getty Images By Christine Hauser – October 4, 2018 The monument has stood in San Francisco for a year. It depicts young women . Learn More
THE JUDGE – Documentary Film about a Woman Who Became the First Judge in the Middle East Religious Courts
"The Judge" feature documentary is about a young lawyer, Kholoud Al-Faqih and her unlikely path to become the first woman judge in the Middle East's religious courts. . Learn More
Afghanistan – Insecurities & Culture Affect Limited Number of Women Election Observers & Even the Right to Vote
By Ahmad Shah Erfanyar – September 25, 2018 KABUL (Pajhwok): There are concerns that a limited number of women observers would oversee the upcoming polls due to security, cultural restrictions and other reasons, something that could affect transparency and women’s participation in the democratic process. . Learn More
Iran – UN Human Rights Chief Condemns Iran’s Execution of a Woman Convicted as a Teenager
Zeinab Sekaanvand in undated photo The UN human rights chief is condemning Iran's execution of a woman convicted of murdering her husband five years ago when she was 17 years old. The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet said on October 5 that Zeinab Sekaanvand Lokran had insisted she was coerced into . Learn More
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