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New Wave of Austerity Puts Gender Equality (& The SDG’s) at Risk

UN Women Paper: The Global Economic Crisis & Gender Equality https://www.unwomen.org/~/media/headquarters/attachments/sections/library/publications/2014/theglobaleconomiccrisisandgenderequality-en%20pdf.ashx?v=1&d=20141013T121453 NEW WAVE OF AUSTERITY PUTS GENDER EQUALITY (& THE SDG’S) AT RISK* By Shahra Razavi, Chief of the . Learn More

Gambia – FGM – President Bans Female Genital Mutilation, But Legislation Needed to Enforce

https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/gambia-bans-female-genital-mutilation_565490c9e4b0258edb32fda0 https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/11/gambia-bans-female-genital-mutilation-151125151025550.html https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/africa/fgm-worldwide-gambia-becomes-latest-nation-to-ban-practise-a6748791.html GAMBIA – FGM – PRESIDENT . Learn More

EU – International Day for Elimination of Violence against Women

https://epthinktank.eu/2015/11/25/international-day-for-the-elimination-of-violence-against-women/ European Parliamentary Research Service INTERNATIONAL DAY FOR THE ELIMINATION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN Written by Rosamund Shreeves – November 25, 2015 On this year’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, . Learn More

Saudi Arabia – Alarm at Rising Number of Runaway Women

https://www.arabnews.com/saudi-arabia/news/839666 SAUDI ARABIA – ALARM AT RISING NUMBER OF RUNAWAY WOMEN UNACCEPTABLE: The most important reason for women running away is ill-treatment, according to a lawyer dealing with such cases. SULTAN AL-SUGHAIR - 23 November 2015 Dammam, Saudi Arabia - There are numerous reasons for women running . Learn More

European Women’s Lobby Country Observatory on Violence Against Women

https://www.womenlobby.org/-ewl-observatory-on-violence- Information on Violence Against Women by EU Country: https://www.womenlobby.org/-country-focus-?lang=en EUROPEAN WOMEN’S LOBBY COUNTRY OBSERVATORY ON VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN The EWL manages an Observatory on Violence against Women, drawing together experts from 33 countries. The EWL . Learn More

Global Media Monitoring Report 2015 – Call for End to Sexism in Media & More Progress for Women in News Media – Cites National Findings

FULL UN Women Press Release - https://www.unwomen.org/en/news/stories/2015/11/media-advisory-global-media-monitoring-report UN Women - Global Media Monitoring Report 2015, with Data from 114 Countries, Calls for an End to Sexism in the Media Report Launch: Progress for Women in News Media Grinds to a Halt . Learn More

India – Census New Data Shows Smaller Families but Continuing Preference for Boys

https://www.thehindu.com/data/data-put-the-indian-desire-for-male-child-in-stark-relief/article7912961.ece https://www.global-sisterhood-network.org/content/view/3001/59/ INDIA – CENSUS NEW DATA SHOWS SMALLER FAMILIES BUT CONTINUING PREFERENCE FOR BOYS AP By Rukmini S. – November 24, 2015 India is going through a radical demographic . Learn More

Africa Regional Workshop for Lawyers Litigating on Women’s Human Rights Using CEDAW

Application Form Below, Following Workshop Invitation. All Applications should reach IWRAW Asia Pacific by 28th November 2015 AFRICA REGIONAL WORKSHOP FOR LAWYERS LITIGATING ON WOMEN’S HUMAN RIGHTS USING CEDAW Nairobi, 7 – 10 December 2015 CALL FOR APPLICATIONS IWRAW Asia Pacific in collaboration with FIDA Kenya is organising an . Learn More

Gender Harmony International Conference & Campaign – 16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence

Gender Harmony Website: https://genderharmony.info/en GENDER HARMONY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE For 16 DAYS OF ACTIVISM AGAINST GENDER VIOLENCE Jakarta, Indonesia – November 25, 2015 WUNRN, The Women’s UN Report Network, is honored to be a co-sponsor of this Gender Harmony International Conference. WUNRN, based on a UN Study, addresses the . Learn More

UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women Calls on All Member States to Establish a “Femicide Watch”

Website of UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women https://www.ohchr.org/EN/Issues/Women/SRWomen/Pages/SRWomenIndex.aspx https://www.ohchr.org/en/NewsEvents/Pages/DisplayNews.aspx?NewsID=16796&LangID=E UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women Calls on All Member States to Establish a “Femicide Watch” GENEVA (25 November . Learn More

Role of Faith Based Organizations in Preventing & Responding to Sexual, Intimate Partner & Gender-Based Violence in Conflict Settings.

Via SVRI – Sexual Violence Research Initiative The Role of Faith Based Organizations in Preventing and Responding to Sexual, Intimate Partner and Gender-Based Violence in Conflict Settings: A Modified Critical Interpretive Synthesis Direct Link to Full 32-Page 2015 Publication: https://www.svri.org/FBOreview.pdf Introduction: Sexual, . Learn More

Burma/Myanmar – Women’s League of Burma Statement on International Day for Elimination of Violence Against Women

Women’s League of Burma https://womenofburma.org/aboutus/ Women’s League of Burma Statement on Commemoration of the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women November 25, 2015 “Stop All Forms of Violence to End Violence Against Women” By resolution 54/134 of 17 December 1999, at the 83rd session of the 54th United . Learn More

Australia – A Shared Framework for the Primary Prevention of Violence Against Women: Change the Story

https://www.ourwatch.org.au/What-We-Do-(1)/National-Primary-Prevention-Framework Website Link includes video. Australia - Change the Story: A Shared Framework for the Primary Prevention of Violence No country in the world has a national, evidence-based road map to prevent violence against women and their children in a coordinated way. Our . Learn More

Qur’an Verse Analysis re: Men’s Authority in Marriage, Women’s Rebellion, & Wife-Beating

Direct Link to Full 42-Page 2015 Dissertation: https://www.wunrn.org/pdf/devos.pdf The Feminist Challenge of Qur'an Verse 4:34: An Analysis of Progressive and Reformist Approaches and Their Impact in British Muslim Communities By Siel Devos* Abstract In this dissertation, I firstly analyse the approaches of progressive and reformist . Learn More

WEDO History of Organizing Toward a Healthy & Peaceful Planet – Climate Change Issues +

WEDO – Women’s Environment & Development Organization Celebrating Momentum & Milestones – A WEDO History Of Organizing Toward a Healthy and Peaceful Planet Celebrating Momentum and Milestones A WEDO History of Women’s Organizing Toward a Healthy and Peaceful Planet Direct Link to Full 24-Page 2014 WEDO . Learn More

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