Fahima Mirzaie is hoping to reclaim Afghanistan’s deep-rooted Sufi heritage with her strong female lead Kabul-based Sufi dance and performing arts group, Shohod Arefan. By Nadia Khan 4 February 2021 - A female-led whirling dervish group based in Afghanistan, is reclaiming the country's deep-rooted Sufi heritage. Sufism is the mystical form of . Learn More
UK – FGM Policies May Be Alienating Some African Diaspora Communities – Study
The report calls for policies that recognise the role of communities in eliminating FGM. Photograph: Pacific Press/LightRocket via Getty Images By Nazia Parveen and Aamna Mohdin 4 February 2021 -Safeguarding policies introduced to protect women and girls against female genital mutilation (FGM) are instead eroding trust and alienating African . Learn More
Ecuador – High Level of School-Related Sexual Violence & Challenges for Justice
This is the pain that I have – I’m not only fighting against my child’s abuser, and his lawyer… No, this is a constant fight against the whole education system… the prosecutor… it’s a constant fight. They [school and prosecutor’s office] tell us they’ll give us support. [But] when the time comes, [we] get nothing at all. - - Fabián Salguero, whose . Learn More
Actions to Tackle the Shadow Pandemic of Violence Against Women
27 November 2020 - The Elders’ Senior Policy Advisor on Access to Justice, Sabrina Mahtani, writes on concrete measures we need to take if we are serious about ending violence against women. During the Ebola crisis in West Africa in 2014, I witnessed first-hand the increasing rates of gender-based violence and abuse alongside declining funds for . Learn More
Paraguay – First Country in South America to Ban Gender Issues from Schools
A march in protest of sex education in Paraguay, November 2018. Photo credit: Con Mis Hijos No Te Metas. By Diana Cariboni 28 January 2021 - When María Amarilla was eleven years old, she was sexually abused by a family member. “For years I remained silent because I didn’t know it was wrong and didn’t know who to talk to,” she told . Learn More
Estonia – Former MEP Becomes First Female Prime Minister of Estonia
Kaja Kallas became the first female Prime Minister of Estonia as the new two-party coalition government was sworn in on January 26, 2021 BY SHAILAJA TRIPATHI January 29, 2021 - The former Member of the European Parliament, Kaja Kallas has become the first female Prime Minister of Estonia as the new two-party coalition government was sworn in on . Learn More
USA – Janet Yellen Confirmed as First Woman Treasury Secretary
Ms. Yellen previously served as the chair of the US Federal Reserve. ALEX WONG VIA GETTY IMAGES January 24, 2021 - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Janet Yellen won overwhelming Senate confirmation as the first female U.S. Treasury secretary on Monday, setting her quickly to work with Congress on coronavirus relief, reviewing U.S. sanctions policy and . Learn More
Afghanistan – Two Female Judges Shot & Killed in Kabul Ambush
A resident washes a road after gunmen killed two female judges working for the Supreme Court in the capital [Wakil Kohsar/AFP] 17 Jan 2021 - Two female judges have been killed by unknown gunmen in an ambush early on Sunday in Afghanistan’s capital. The attack on the Supreme Court judges took place as they were driving to work, Ahmad Fahim Qaweem, . Learn More
International Women’s Day 2021 – Theme: Women in Leadership
UN Women announces the theme for International Women’s Day, 8 March 2021 (IWD 2021) as, “Women in leadership: Achieving an equal future in a COVID-19 world.” The theme celebrates the tremendous efforts by women and girls around the world in shaping a more equal future and recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. It is also aligned with the priority . Learn More
Dominican Republic – Ban on Child Marriage Signed into Law
With one of the highest rates of child marriage in Latin America, the Dominican Republic just made a major move to advance the rights of young girls. Photo credit: Eduardo Holguin / Unsplash By Anastasia Moloney BOGOTA (Thomson Reuters Foundation) — The Dominican Republic needs to change its culture so that women are seen as more than housewives . Learn More
Pakistan – Virginity Tests for Female Rape Survivors Outlawed by Pakistani Court
Women protest against rape in Islamabad, Pakistan, where virginity exams have long been a routine part of criminal proceedings. Photo:: Anjum Naveed/AP By Haroon Janjua in Islamabad 6 January 2021 - A Pakistani court has outlawed the practice of subjecting female rape survivors to a virginity test in an unprecedented ruling. Lahore’s high court . Learn More
UK – Elimination of Tax on Tampons & Other Sanitary Products
“At last the sexist tax that saw sanitary products classed as nonessential, luxury items can be consigned to the history books,” one supporter said. Credit-Stefan Wermuth/Reuters By Christina Morales January 1, 2021 - Britain on Friday became the latest country to transform its measures on sanitary products by abolishing the so-called tampon tax, . Learn More
Mexico – Documentary about Indigenous Woman Leader In Mexico
2020 documentary film by film-maker Monica Wise about LUPITA, a Tsotsil Maya massacre girl survivor who becomes a spokesperson for her people amid a Mexican indigenous movement led by women. In a country where indigenous people are increasingly displaced, their land stolen, where students disappear without trace following police arrest, and . Learn More
South Korea – Court Orders Japan to Compensate Comfort Women World War II Sex Slaves – Outcome Uncertain
A statue of a South Korean woman symbolises those who were subjected to sexual slavery by Japan. (ABC) A South Korean court has ordered Japan to financially compensate 12 South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves, commonly known as comfort women, for Japanese troops during World War II. The landmark ruling is set to rekindle animosities . Learn More
Lebanon – ISF: Internal Security Forces – Online Campaign Against Sexual Blackmail
Executive Magazine | ISF By Rim Zrein January 8, 2021 - The Lebanese Internal Security Forces (ISF) released an online campaign that targets sexual exploitation and blackmail in Lebanon. In an attempt to shed light on an extremely serious issue, the ISF decided to publish a statement asking citizens not to take “inappropriate” pictures or videos . Learn More
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