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Pakistan – Female Commandos Help Protect Pakistan

https://gandhara.rferl.org/a/pakistan-female-commandos/27605269.html WEBSITE LINK INCLUDES MULTIPLE PHOTOS. FEMALE COMMANDOS HELP PROTECT PAKISTAN March 14, 2016 - As Pakistan struggles with extremism and terrorism, a growing number of women are joining the country's security forces. Photographer Sa'adia Khan recently spent some time with the . Learn More

USA – Girls Can Wed at Age 12 in Some Parts of the US – Lawmakers Battle to Raise the Marriage Age to 16

USA – Girls Can Wed at Age 12 in Some Parts of the US – Lawmakers Battle to Raise the Marriage Age to 16 https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/child-marriage-chart-reveals-girls-can-still-get-married-at-12-in-some-parts-of-the-us-as-lawmakers-a6921246.html Several US states - including Massachusetts - allow children to get married . Learn More

Norooz – Persian Holiday – Celebration of Renewal & Rebirth

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/norooz-2016-dates-traditions-and-history-of-the-persian-new-year_us_56f032fce4b09bf44a9df896 ANADOLU AGENCY VIA GETTY IMAGES People attend Nowruz celebrations, the traditional Iranian festival of spring which starts at the exact moment of the vernal equinox, in Baku, Azerbaijan on March 21, . Learn More

World Poetry Day – Women & Poetry – In Honor of Women Poem

WORLD POETRY DAY - MARCH 21 https://www.un.org/en/events/poetryday/ Poetry reaffirms our common humanity by revealing to us that individuals, everywhere in the world, share the same questions and feelings. Poetry is the mainstay of oral tradition and, over centuries, can communicate the innermost values of diverse cultures. UNESCO - 21 March . Learn More

Chile – Chamber of Deputies Approves Bill to Partly Decriminalize Abortion – Senate Must Now Consider

Chile – Chamber of Deputies Approves Bill to Partly Decriminalize Abortion – Senate Must Now Consider Human Rights Watch - https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/03/18/dispatches-chiles-welcome-move-abortion By Amanda Klasing – March 18, 2016 Chile’s chamber of deputies decided to side with women and their human rights yesterday, and approved a bill . Learn More

Egypt – Government Investigation of Nazra in the NGO “Foreign Funding Case” Summoning of Nazra Women Staff – Tightening Space for Civil Society Programs in Egypt

Egypt - Nazra for Feminist Studies is a group that aims to build an Egyptian feminist movement, believing that feminism and gender are political and social issues affecting freedom and development in all societies. Nazra aims to mainstream these values in both public and private . Learn More

Gender & Migration – IOM

IOM International Organization for Migration https://weblog.iom.int/iom-director-generals-message-international-womens-day-2016 IOM Message on Migrant Women – International Women’s Day 2016 By: William Lacy Swing, IOM Director General  Geneva, Switzerland – On International Women’s Day 2016, the International Organization for Migration . Learn More

UnTabooed – Breaking the Taboo Surrounding Menstruation by Providing Menstrual Health Education & Products

https://www.untabooed.org/mission/ https://www.untabooed.org/our-work/ Mission UnTabooed is committed to breaking the taboo surrounding menstruation by providing menstrual health education and sustainable menstrual products to women in need, and promoting conversation among women everywhere. Vision UnTabooed will break the taboo . Learn More

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