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Zika Virus Warnings, Spreading, vs. The Realities of Pregnancy Women Face

ZIKA VIRUS WARNINGS, SPREADING, VS. THE REALITIES OF PREGNANCY WOMEN FACE https://www.hrw.org/news/2016/01/26/dispatches-zika-warnings-versus-realities-women-face The rapid spread of the Zika virus has raised concern among public health officials across the Americas. The World Health Organization warned Sunday that the virus is likely to . Learn More

World’s Poorest Nations Battle Rising Rural Poverty – Rural Women

https://www.ipsnews.net/2015/11/worlds-poorest-nations-battle-rising-rural-poverty/ “Rural women, the majority of whom depend on natural resources and agriculture for their livelihoods, make up over a quarter of the total world population, according to the United Nations. And in developing countries, rural women represent approximately 43 per . Learn More

Resilient Women: Integrating Community Resilience Priorities in the Post-2015 Agenda – Latin America & The Caribbean

Resilient Women: Integrating Community Resilience Priorities in the Post-2015 Agenda – Latin America & The Caribbean Direct Link to Full 64-Page 2015 Publication: https://huairou.org/sites/default/files/Resilient%20Women_web.pdf Computer can increase type size for easier reading. Huairou - Resilient Women: Integrating Community . Learn More

Holocaust Women’s Rape Records Break Decades of Taboo

https://www.womensenews.org/story/our-history/110529/holocaust-womens-rape-breaks-decades-taboo HOLOCAUST WOMEN'S RAPE RECORDS BREAK DECADES OF TABOO By Cynthia L. Cooper, WeNews Correspondent The rape and sexual abuse of Jewish women during the Holocaust have been long overlooked. But when researchers probed, stories began to . Learn More

Gender, Nutrition & The Human Right to Adequate Food

 GENDER, NUTRITION, AND THE HUMAN RIGHT TO ADEQUATE FOOD https://www.routledge.com/products/9780415714457 - Includes Order Info. Website offers click to Look Inside the Book. Computer will need to adjust type size for easier reading. Toward an Inclusive Framework Edited by Anne C. Bellows, Flavio L.S. Valente, Stefanie Lemke, María . Learn More

Holocaust – Horrors for Women – Day in Memory of Holocaust Victims

HOLOCAUST - HORRORS FOR WOMEN https://www.english.illinois.edu/MAPS/holocaust/photoessay.htm INTERNATIONAL HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY – JANUARY 27 Jewish women from the Mizocz Ghetto in the Ukraine, which held roughly 1,700 Jews. Some are holding infants as they are forced to wait in a line before their execution by Germans and Ukrainian . Learn More

Saudi Arabia – Saudi Women Outnumber Men in Getting Foreign Scholarships, But Must Be Accompanied by Legal Mahram Guardian

Note: The dates given are for the Islamic calendar. The calendar used by other countries would put 1431-1435 as 2009-2013. https://www.al-islam.com/Loader.aspx?pageid=918 https://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/856701 Saudi Arabia – Saudi Women Outnumber Men in Getting Foreign Scholarships But Must Have Legal Mahram . Learn More

CSW 60 – Expert Papers – Background Papers +

https://www.unwomen.org/en/csw/csw60-2016/preparations/expert-group-meeting Expert Group Meeting In preparation for the sixtieth session, UN Women convened an expert group meeting (EGM) on “Women’s empowerment and its link to sustainable development.” Background Papers Stephanie Seguino, University of Vermont / SOAS, University of . Learn More

UK – Female Rowing Crew Makes History with Pacific Crossing

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2016/jan/25/british-female-rowing-crew-make-history-with-pacific-crossing Australia Associated Press UK FEMALE ROWING CREW MAKES HISTORY WITH PACIFIC CROSSING Coxless Crew step ashore in Queensland after 257 days to become first women’s team – and the first crew rowing 4 at a time – to complete epic . Learn More

Submission to the International Criminal Court on the Alleged Boko Haram’s Abduction of the Chibok, Nigeria Schoolgirls

https://www.siawi.org/article10692.html https://4genderjustice.org/publications/eletters/womens-voices-january-2016/ ICC – International Criminal Court Global Justice Center’s Submission to the ICC on the Alleged Boko Haram’s Abduction of the Chibok, Nigeria Schoolgirls In April 2015, on the one-year anniversary of the kidnapping of almost . Learn More

The World’s Women 2015 – Trends & Statistics

https://unstats.un.org/unsd/gender/aboutWW2015.html The World’s Women 2015 – Trends & Statistics DOWNLOAD BY CHAPTERS https://unstats.un.org/unsd/gender/worldswomen.html CLICK ABOVE LINK TO THEN CLICK TO OPEN INDIVIDUAL CHAPTERS Chapter 1 - Population and families    Chapter 2 - Health Chapter 3 - Education Chapter 4 - . Learn More

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