https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless_women_in_the_United_States “Women and families represent the fastest growing groups of the homeless population nationally. Approximately half of the homeless population are families with children. Among homeless families, 90 percent are female-headed. However, at least 85% of all homeless are men and . Learn More

India - Police Arrest 11 People in Baby Trafficking Ring http://news.trust.org/item/20161123141631-g82qh/ Also Via Apne App A health worker (R) weighs a child under a government program in New Delhi, India – Photo: REUTERS/Anindito Mukherjee By Subrata Nagchoudhury, Reuters KOLKATA, India, Nov 23, 2016 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) . Learn More

Glass Ceilings, Floors & Walls: What’s Blocking Gender Equality at Work? http://us4.campaign-archive1.com/?u=5d5693a8f1af2d4b6cb3160e8&id=5d6d0174b9&e=1e22dbc3a0 On Nov. 25, 2016, UN Women kicked off its annual “Orange the World” campaign to end violence against women. To participate, a motorcycle entourage of women in Cairo, . Learn More

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HIV SELF-TEST KITS GIVEN TO WOMEN COULD BOOST TESTING IN MEN - STUDY http://www.scidev.net/global/hiv-aids/news/hiv-test-kits-women-boost-men.html Copyright: Brian Sokol / Panos December 12, 2016 - Providing HIV self-test kits to women seeking care in healthcare facilities could promote HIV testing among couples and male partners, a . Learn More

Walk Free Foundation THE GLOBAL SLAVERY INDEX 2016 provides a map, country by country, of the estimated prevalence of modern slavery, together with information about the steps each government has taken to respond to this issue. This information allows an objective comparison and assessment of both the problem and adequacy of the response in 167 . Learn More

Women Against Islamic Extremism – Photo Exhibit Report http://womenfreedomforum.com/?p=6224 Photo Exhibition: Women Against Islamic Extremism Meet the Faces of Courage & Commitment November 22, 2016 | 345 Cannon Caucus Room | U.S. House of Representatives  Faces of Courage and Commitment fallen for freedom Many of us are aware . Learn More

New UN Secretary-General Names 3 Women to Senior Posts https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/15/next-un-chief-names-three-women-to-senior-posts António Guterres appoints Nigeria’s Amina Mohammed as his Deputy after saying gender parity at UN was a priority. Amina Mohammed had been widely tipped to become UN deputy secretary general. . Learn More

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Haiti - Nearly 7 Years After the Earthquake, 50,000 Still in Camps - Women http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/ap/article-4027590/Nearly-7-years-quake-50-000-Haiti-camps.html 13 December 2016 - PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Nearly seven years ago, Adrienne St. Fume and her family fled their home as the earth shook and their city crumbled around . Learn More

Isha L’Isha Website/Newsletter: https://haifafeministcenter.wordpress.com/2016/12/07/from-locked-apartments-to-the-public-space-the-phenomenon-of-trafficking-in-women-in-the-past-and-now/ Direct Link to Full 6-PAGE 2016 Report: http://isha2isha.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/Isha-LIsha-Trafficking-in-Women-Report-November-2016.pdf Isha . Learn More