Malawi – Statement Against Rapist with HIV, Getting Lenient Court Sentence Stop Sexual Practices in the Name of Culture 22 November 2016 - Women’s Human Rights organization alongside Cultural and religious leaders from African countries currently meeting in Lilongwe, Malawi have condemned in the strongest terms the “lenient” sentence . Learn More

ONLINE WOMEN’S HEALTH SURVEY http://sharelearnshape.popcouncil.org/ Share your wisdom. - Learn about women's health. - Shape our future. Share.Learn.Shape. http://sharelearnshape.popcouncil.org/eSurvey/consent.php Thank you for your interest in taking the “Share.Learn.Shape.” survey. Please read the following information . Learn More

Invest in Women’s Organisations for a Change http://wilpf.org/invest-in-womens-organisations-for-a-change/ October 9, 2016 - In 2015, there was a $1.6 trillion global arms trade, yet in 2012-2013 only 2% of aid on peace and security to conflict-affected states targeted gender equality. Furthermore, a global survey by AWID found 740 women’s . Learn More

VULNERABLE COMMUNITIES: GETTING THEIR NEEDS & KNOWLEDGE INTO CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY - WOMEN  Direct Link to Full 4-PAGE 2015 Document: http://pubs.iied.org/pdfs/17328IIED.pdf? Poor and marginalised communities across the global South are hard hit by climate change. Their voices must be heard by policymakers, planners, researchers and . Learn More

EGYPT – AZZA SOLIMAN, FEMINIST LAWYER, HUMAN RIGHTS LEADER: AT RISK - WHAT HAS AZZA DONE? https://opendemocracy.net/arab-awakening/mozn-hassan/what-has-azza-done-azza-soliman-unique-feminist-at-risk Mozn Hassan - 1 December 2016 The escalation of judicial harassment against Azza Soliman triggered many angry, but also surprised, reactions: . Learn More

Gender & The Media - Conference NordMedia2017 - http://www.uta.fi/cmt/en/Conferences/NordMedia2017/index.html The Conference will be held August 17-19, 2017, at the University of Tampere, Finland. Chair: Greta Gober, PhD Candidate, Media and Cultural Studies, Warsaw University of Social Sciences and Humanities; Guest researcher, . Learn More

Direct Link to Full 2-PAGE Fact Sheet: http://www.endfgm.eu/files/2016/11/european_coalition_factsheet_final_all_logos.pdf . Learn More

International Crisis Group 2016 Report: https://www.crisisgroup.org/africa/west-africa/nigeria/nigeria-women-and-boko-haram-insurgency?utm_source=Sign+Up+to+Crisis+Group%27s+Email+Updates&utm_campaign=6c3b29ce83-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2016_12_05&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_1dab8c11ea-6c3b29ce83-359307425   NEW . Learn More

Almost Half the World Will Be Online by the End of 2016: Poorer Countries Will Lag - Report http://www.pewglobal.org/2016/02/22/internet-access-growing-worldwide-but-remains-higher-in-advanced-economies/ http://www.reuters.com/article/us-internet-itu-idUSKBN13H0XG By Nqobile Dludla | JOHANNESBURG – November 22, 2016 JOHANNESBURG By . Learn More

ARAB WOMEN ARTISTS DEALING WITH ART AS A PLATFORM TO VOICE SOCIAL INJUSTICES Mizna is a USA Midwest non-profit arts organization that promotes contemporary expressions of Arab American culture. http://mizna.org/articles/news/163.shtml Heba Y. Amin is Mizna's new Curator of Visual Art. This interview was conducted by Lana Barkawi and . Learn More

Largest All-Women Expedition Heads to Antarctica http://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-38139925 December 1, 2016 - On Friday the largest ever all-female expedition to Antarctica is setting sail, hoping to increase the number of women in important scientific roles around the world, writes Ben Collins. They call Ushuaia, a cold and . Learn More

UK – INQUIRY INTO OPERATIONS & STATUS OF SHARIA MUSLIM COURTS – VS. BRITISH CIVIL LAW - GENDER http://www.sedaa.org/2016/12/british-subjects-did-not-deserve-legal-equality-with-their-colonial-masters-interview-with-marieme-helie-lucas-on-sharia-courts-in-britain/ http://www.siawi.org/article13176.html Protest against Sharia in the . Learn More

NORTH AFRICA FEMALE ARAB CARTOONISTS CHALLENGE WOMEN-COMPROMISING TRADITIONS, STEREOTYPES http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-38103902 http://www.siawi.org/article13142.html By Severine Dieudonne & Naomi Scherbel-Ball – November 28, 2016 Image copyright Doaa El Adl In some Arab countries women still have to ask permission . Learn More