Widows Panel HRC 38: Widows of All Ages – Increase in Numbers & Discrimination – New Research & Advocacy (06/21/2018)
Violence Against Women – Femicide – Law Enforcement – Panel HRC 38 (06/21/2018)
Nobel Peace Prize Awarded to Dr. Dennis Mukwege & Nadia Murad for Efforts to End Sexual Violence in War
PHOTO: Dr Mukwege and Ms Murad have been at the forefront of the fight to end sexual violence in war. (Wikimedia Commons; US State Department) Physician Denis Mukwege and former captive of the Islamic State group Nadia Murad have won the 2018 Nobel Peace Prize for their efforts to end the use of sexual violence as a weapon of . Learn More
Women Without Walls – Photos by Women Who Have Been Homeless
Hope Magraff, New Orleans, 2017 Cover of 2017 MyNew Orleans calendar “I was at the Spotted cat and the Iron Horse bus was there. I saw my friend Cinnamon Black on the bus and decided to make that my very first picture. The bus was painted by Henry Lipkis, who also put me in the second line murtal on St. Claude,” says Hope Magraff. Hope was born in . Learn More
UK – Civil Partnerships vs Marriage – Law to Change for Mixed-Sex Couples
This couple fought for four years before winning their case at the Supreme Court - Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan 2 October 2018 – All couples in England and Wales will be able to choose to have a civil partnership rather than get married, Theresa May has announced. The move, which follows a Supreme Court ruling, will give mixed-sex couples . Learn More
ILO Report Shows Progress on Global Pension Coverage, But Benefits Are Low
© Pascal BöhmeGENEVA (ILO News) – 28 September 2018 - While 68 per cent of older persons around the globe receive a pension, benefits levels remain inadequate, according to an ILO report. Social Protection for older persons: Key policy trends and statistics 2017-19 shows that significant progress has been made in extending coverage of . Learn More
Gaza/Palestine – Women Create New Work & Roles Amidst the Siege
(Asmaa El Khaldi/TRTWorld) By Asmaa El Khaldi – October 3, 2018 The siege of Gaza has dried up many essential supplies, including cement. A 23-year-old civil engineer Majd Mashharawi spotted a building one day. On examining it, she found its foundation was weak. Mashharawi decided to produce bricks – much more durable than the ones they . Learn More
Nepal – Strategies to Address Menstruation Taboos for Girls in Nepal
Education Plus Development By Ganga Gautam - September 21, 2018 “I used the sanitary pad upside down for about a year because I was neither told by anyone how to use it properly, nor did I ask anyone due to the fear of humiliation. It leaked and I was so embarrassed. One day, I saw my friend using the pad in the restroom and I realized that I . Learn More
New Global Anti-Slavery Campaign: FOLLOW THE MONEY
ARCHIVE PHOTO: Hands are silhouetted against a backdrop projected with the picture of various currencies of money in this illustration. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel Campaign aims to fight money laundering by traffickers, promote ethical investment and offer opportunities to people vulnerable to slavery. By Ellen Wulfhorst UNITED NATIONS, Sept 24, . Learn More
USA – Racial Discrimination Can Take a Heavy Toll on Latino & Asian Teens – Study
By Traci Pedersen 18 September 2018 - Latino and Asian adolescents who face racial or ethnic discrimination are more likely to experience depression, poor self-esteem, lower academic achievement, substance use and risky sexual behavior, according to a new meta-analysis published in the journal American Psychologist. . Learn More
Kosovo – After Two Decades, Women War Rape Victims Get Recognition & War Pensions
The art installation Thinking Of You, by the Kosovan-born, London-based artist Alketa Mrripa-Xhafa, in Pristina, Kosova - 2015. Photograph: Hazir Reka/Reuters 4 August 2018 - When the war in Kosovo began, Feride Rushiti was studying medicine at the University of Tirana in Albania. After she qualified, she volunteered to treat civilian victims of . Learn More
Indonesia – The Female Face, Reality, of the Compounded Natural Disasters in Indonesia
A woman cries as people look at the damages after an earthquake and a tsunami hit Palu. Picture: AFPSource:AFP At least 800 people are dead with the toll expected to climb further from a devastating earthquake and tsunami which hit Indonesia. Indonesia is prone to earthquakes because of its location on the “Ring of Fire,” an arc of volcanoes . Learn More
Older Women Speak Out Against Elder Abuse
Direct Link to Full 16-Page 2018 Report: https://www.ageinternational.org.uk/globalassets/documents/entitled-to-the-same-rights-eng-lowres.pdf Women from 19 countries have shared their personal experiences of elder abuse - in order to break the taboo. All over the world women are being beaten, raped, attacked, humiliated, bullied, neglected, . Learn More
Kenya – Girls Pressured for Sex in Exchange for Sanitary Products
Periods are shrouded by stigma and systemic misinformation in Kenya ( Unicef Kenya - Gangale ) Girls in Kenya are forced to have in sex in exchange for sanitary products due to the prevalence of period poverty and the shame, stigma and public health misinformation which surrounds menstruation. New exclusive research by Unicef found 65 per cent of . Learn More
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