We’re all about homegrown solutions to the issues that women, girls, and trans* people face. We dream of a world where there are more solutions to these barriers than there are barriers. But we don’t have the solutions. . Learn More
Switzerland – Divine Order: Film of Swiss Women’s Fight for the Right to Vote
Political and religious leaders in Switzerland cited the Divine Order as the reason why women still did not have to right to vote as late as 1970. Director Petra Volpe explores this surprising history through the story of Nora, a seemingly unremarkable housewife from a quaint village who must learn to become an unflinching suffragette leader. After . Learn More
South Sudan – Violent Conflict – Imminent Famine – Sexual Abuse – Displaced & Refugee Women
Photo: Reuters Via Al Jazeera. Violence Pushes South Sudan into Famine as Thousands, Especially Women & Children, Flee to Uganda “More than 60 percent of the refugees are children, many arriving with alarming levels of malnutrition… Recent new arrivals report suffering inside South Sudan with intense fighting, kidnappings, rape, fears of . Learn More
Four Wins at CSW 61 – 2017
By Kate Lappin – April 15, 2017 The UN Commission on the Status of Women this year took place in a hostile climate – both inside and outside the UN. Temperatures outside fell below zero and Blizzard Stella shut down the UN for a day. . Learn More
North Korea Agrees to a Visit from a UN Human Rights Expert for the First Time
UN Special Rapporteur Catalina Devandas-Aguilar "My upcoming visit to North Korea represents a key opportunity to learn firsthand about national realities, laws, policies and programs concerning people with disabilities, as well as the challenges and opportunities the government faces in implementing the Convention," said rights expert Catalina . Learn More
Spain – The Jihadist Mobilisation of Women in Spain, 2014-2016
By Carola García-Calvo for Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies – 26 April 2017 This article gives Carola García-Calvo’s intimate portrait of the jihadist mobilization of women in Spain. Based on her analysis, females who heed the radicals’ call exhibit a number of common traits – i.e., They’re typically young and . Learn More
India – Debate on Muslim Marriage Reform
By Javed Anand - April 28, 2017 Three issues relating to Muslim personal law in India — triple talaq, nikah halala and polygamy - are coming up soon for hearing before a Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court. Muslims who are hoping for a verdict that declares these practices not only unconstitutional but also “un-Quranic” confidently cite . Learn More
Saudi Arabia – Domestic Violence Cases Up in 2016 – Report
By LULWA SHALHOUB | 26 April 2017 JEDDAH: Lack of firmness in dealing with domestic violence and child abuse cases caused reported incidents to rise by 18 percent and 19 percent respectively in 2016, a senior member of the National Society for Human Rights (NSHR) told Arab News. A new NSHR report that reviewed cases from 2016 says it received . Learn More
Reasons Young Women Victims May Not Label Coercion as “Sexual Assault,” & May Not Report
By Lisa Aronson Fontes, PhD* - October 28, 2016 A twenty-year old college student, has been charged with sexual assault of five University of Wisconsin women with “dozens” more eager to speak to the police. He is reported to have met his would-be victims in classes and parties, courted them through texts and Facebook messages, and then invited . Learn More
Arab MENA Women in the Legislative Process – Analysis
Arab MENA Women in the Legislative Process Women continue to face challenges in accessing the higher echelons of political power, but also in playing a more substantive role in the policymaking process. . Learn More
Afghanistan – Taliban Stone Woman to Death, Whip Man, over Alleged Adultery in NE Province
The Taliban insurgents have stoned a woman to death but left the man after whipping him over adultery in northeastern Badakhshan province of Afghanistan. (Photo: File Photo) March 9, 2017 - According to the local officials, the incident took place in the remote and restive district of Wardoj. The district administrative chief Dawlat Mohammad . Learn More
Online Gender-Based Violence – UN Experts Call for Sensitive, Timely & Cooperative Response
Photo: ITU 8 March 2017 – Urgent attention, creativity and cooperation are needed to address online gender-based abuse, but authorities should be careful to avoid curtailing freedom of expression in doing so, two United Nations human rights experts said today. “Online gender-based abuse and violence are undeniably a scourge, and governments . Learn More
Trafficking – Latest Technology Helps Sex Traffickers Recruit & Sell Victims – FBI
In this archive photo a former Romanian sex slave hides her face behind a poster in Bucharest. REUTERS/Bogdan Cristel "They cast a much wider net, and there are perhaps an unlimited number of potential victims out there." . Learn More
Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture & Food Systems – Toolkit & E-Learning Modules – FAO – Gender
Dear FSN Forum members, FAO has just released the Toolkit and E-learning modules on Nutrition-Sensitive Agriculture and Food Systems. This integrated package of guidance materials, developed by drawing upon expertise from across the Organisation and of many partners, aims at enhancing capacities for the formulation, implementation and monitoring . Learn More
Mozambique – Schools Use Theatre to Promote Women’s Rights & to Warn Against Child Marriage
By Ludovica Iaccino – March 8, 2017 IBTimes UK visited a school in the Changara District, in Mozambique's Tete province, where teachers are using theatre to educate pupils on topics such as child marriage. Although the Mozambican government has outlawed it, the phenomenon is still widespread across the country due to poverty, inability to access . Learn More
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