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USA – Smaller Share of Women Ages 65 & Older Are Living Alone – Research Analysis

USA – SMALLER SHARE OF WOMEN AGES 65 & OLDER ARE LIVING ALONE – RESEARCH . Learn More

Turkey – FILM: MUSTANG – 5 Sisters Spirited but Limited by Tradition

TURKEY – FILM: MUSTANG – 5 SISTERS SPIRITED BUT LIMITED BY TRADITION https://foreignpolicy.com/2016/02/18/an-fp-conversation-love-sex-and-growing-up-in-a-regressive-turkey/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=New%20Campaign&utm_term=%2AEditors%20Picks It’s the beginning of the summer. In a village in the north of . Learn More

Exposing the International Commercial Surrogacy Business – The Pimping of Pregnancy

EXPOSING THE INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL SURROGACY BUSINESS – THE PIMPING OF PREGNANCY https://www.byline.com/project/43 The Pimping of Pregnancy: Exposing the international commercial surrogacy business. By Julie Bindel - London - 08 Feb. 2016 Birthing a Market, A Study on Commercial Surrogacy (2012) estimates that there are currently . Learn More

Honduras – Campaign Against Increasing Femicides – One Woman Killed Every 16 Hours

HONDURAS – CAMPAIGN AGAINST INCREASING FEMICIDES – ONE WOMAN KILLED EVERY 16 HOURS https://www.telesurtv.net/english/news/Honduras-Fights-Growing-Femicide-as-One-Killed-Every-16-Hours-20160217-0041.html Website Link Includes 2 Videos. Teresa Munoz mourns over the coffin of her daughter Maria Jose Alvarado during a wake for Maria Jose and . Learn More

Algeria – Women-Only Tuareg Musical Tradition Is Reborn in Algeria

Algeria – Women-Only Tuareg Musical Tradition Is Reborn in Algeria https://english.alarabiya.net/en/variety/2016/01/26/Tuareg-women-only-musical-tradition-reborn-in-Algeria-.html A Tuareg woman who is an imzad instrument maker poses for a picture at the "Home of the Imzad" in Tamanrasset in Southern Algeria. (AFP) Video of Algeria Tuareg . Learn More

5 Lesser Known Facts about Women’s Reproductive Cancers

5 Lesser Known Facts About Women’s Reproductive Cancers https://arrow.org.my/reproductive-cancer-listicle/ Reproductive Cancers Are The Most Common Cancers Among Women In Many Regions 4 February 2016 - Reproductive cancers are the one of the most common cancers among women1000. In Asia-Pacific, reproductive cancers are the most common . Learn More

Denmark – Opening of Denmark’s First Female-Led Mosque

Denmark – Opening of Denmark’s First Female-Led Mosque https://www.telegraph.co.uk/women/life/denmark-is-opening-its-first-female-led-mosque/ Website Link Includes a Video. Also Via Human Rights without Frontiers The Mariam Mosque will have services run by and for women on Fridays CREDIT: AFP By Charlotte Lytton - 12 FEBRUARY . Learn More

Women & Girls with Disabilities – Empowerment & Inclusion

Empowering & Including Women & Girls with Disabilities Breaking down barriers: bringing women with physical and motor disabilities into view For Cristina Francisco Reyes, wounded by a bullet in the Dominican Republic when she was 9 years old, the desire for things and the world of people with disabilities to change gave her the . Learn More

USA – Truth about the Gender Pay Gap – Pay Gap in Each State – Gap by Age, Race/Ethnicity & Education

https://www.aauw.org/resource/the-simple-truth-about-the-gender-pay-gap/ Direct Link to Full 32-Page 2016 Report: https://www.aauw.org/files/2016/02/SimpleTruth_Spring2016.pdf Updated regularly with the most current statistics from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the Census Bureau,The Simple Truth about the Gender Pay Gap is a . Learn More

International Human Rights Funders Group

International Human Rights Funders Group https://www.ihrfg.org/about-us Directory of Human Rights Funders https://www.ihrfg.org/index.php?q=funder-directory-search Infogram & Interactive Map – Where Do Human Rights Grants Go? https://humanrights.foundationcenter.org/ MISSION The International Human Rights Funders Group is a . Learn More

Haiti – Poto Mitan – Haitian Women: Pillars of the Global Economy – Film

3 Poto Mitan Haiti Women Videos https://www.potomitan.net/ https://www.potomitan.net/trailer.html “Everyone else has spoken for Haitian women, yet, we have a history of speaking for ourselves. I support Poto Mitan because it offers us a rare glimpse into how Haitian women in the struggle understand their complex conditions and what they . Learn More

CSW 60 – UN Commission on the Status of Women 2016 – Draft Agreed Conclusions

CSW 60 – Draft Agreed Conclusions Direct Link to Full 4-Page 2016 Document: https://www2.unwomen.org/~/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/csw/60/draft%20agreed%20conclusions_presented%20by%20csw%20bureau_12%20february%202016.pdf?v=1&d=20160212T223018 – Type size larger for easier reading. 12 February 2016 Draft presented by CSW . Learn More

Child Pornography – Poem – The Girl Child

CHILD PORNOGRAPHY - POEM - THE GIRL CHILD Her soul begged to refuse to pose in the middle of amused, exploitative men ~ Her very strength broke down, A prepubescent Image's abused~ Horrendous cries followed From her young, innocent mouth; Pleading for help~ A picture depicting hell. She was blindfolded When he penetrated . Learn More

Information & Communications Technology & Child Sexual Exploitation – Girls – UN Report

INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY & CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION REPORT OF THE OFFICE OF THE UN HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR HUMAN RIGHTS Serious issues for girls and young women. Direct Link to Full 17-Page 2015 Report: https://ap.ohchr.org/documents/dpage_e.aspx?si=A/HRC/31/34 CLICK IN RIGHT SIDE OF COLUMN, ON UN LANGUAGE . Learn More

Asia – Women Farmers: In Asia, Supporting Women Farmers Is Crucial to Fighting Poverty, Hunger & Climate Change

In Asia, Supporting Women Farmers Is Crucial to Fighting Poverty, Hunger & Climate Change At the first Asia Women Farmers Forum, women farmers from 14 developing countries came together to exchange experiences On security their right to land and enhancing their resilience in the face of climate change. Photo: Diah Dwiandani - . Learn More